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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 7201.055. Composition of Board; Terms

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors, each of whom occupies a numbered position on the board and represents a unique subdistrict containing, as near as practicable, one-seventh of the total number of residents in the district.

(b) A candidate for a position on the board must:

(1) reside in the subdistrict represented by that position;

(2) be eligible to hold office under Section 141.001, Election Code;

(3) file a campaign treasurer appointment form described by Chapter 252, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission; and

(4) file each report required under Title 15, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission and the board.

(c) The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with Section 49.105, Water Code.

(d) Directors serve staggered terms of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(e) A person who has served as a member of the board of directors of the corporation is not eligible to serve as a district director.

(f) If a director is an employee of another taxing entity within the district, the board may not employ as an employee, as a consultant, or on a contract basis:

(1) an elected official of the other taxing entity that employs the director; or

(2) a person related to that elected official in the third degree of consanguinity or affinity as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.

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