Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 772.109
Budget; Annual Report; Audit
(a)
The director shall prepare under the direction of the board an annual budget for the district. To be effective, the budget must be approved by the board and then presented to and approved by the commissioners court of the county for which the district is established and the governing body of the principal municipality. A revision of the budget must be approved by the same entities in the same manner as the budget.(b)
As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board and to all participating public agencies in writing a sworn statement of all money received by the district and how the money was disbursed or otherwise disposed of during the preceding fiscal year. The report must show in detail the operations of the district for the period covered by the report.(c)
The board shall perform an independent financial audit of the district annually.(1)
the transfer method;(2)
the relay method;(3)
the dispatch method;(4)
automatic number identification;(5)
automatic location identification; or(6)
selective routing.(b)
A district shall provide 9-1-1 service using one or both of the following plans:(1)
the district may design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for each participating jurisdiction with the consent of the jurisdiction; or(2)
the district may design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for two or more participating jurisdictions with the consent of each of those jurisdictions if a joint operation would be more economically feasible than separate systems for each jurisdiction.(c)
Under either plan authorized by Subsection (b), the final plans for the particular system must have the approval of each participating jurisdiction covered by the system.(d)
The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system. A 9-1-1 system in a district under this subchapter must be computerized.(e)
9-1-1 service is mandatory for each individual telephone subscriber in the district and is not an optional service under any definitions of terms relating to telephone service.(f)
A service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service, a manufacturer of equipment used in providing 9-1-1 service, or an officer or employee of a service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service is not liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Source:
Section 772.109 — Budget; Annual Report; Audit, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.772.htm#772.109 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
