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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting ex officio directors:
(1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, public works, and civic center departments of the City of Houston;
(2) the chief of police of the City of Houston;
(3) the general manager of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; and
(4) the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district.
(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting ex officio director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint as a director a representative of another department of the City of Houston that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.
(c) The board may appoint the presiding officer of a nonprofit corporation actively involved in activities in the southeast area of the city of Houston to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 3815.053. Ex Officio Directors - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/special-district-local-laws-code/sdll-sect-3815-053/
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