Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 375.0645
Election of Directors
(a)
This section applies only to a district created by order of the commission providing for an elected board of directors as requested in the petition requesting creation of the district as provided by Section 375.022 (Petition)(d).(b)
The commission shall appoint the initial directors under Section 375.026 (Order; Initial Directors), and subsequent directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D (General), Chapter 49 (Provisions Applicable to All Districts), Water Code.(c)
An elected director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060 (Fees of Office; Reimbursement), Water Code.(d)
Sections 375.069 (Board Position Not Civil Office of Emolument) and 375.070 (Compensation of Directors; Reimbursement of Expenses) do not apply to an elected director.(e)
Section 49.052 (Disqualification of Directors)(f), Water Code, does not exempt an elected director from disqualification under that section.(f)
Sections 375.064 (Recommendations for Succeeding Board), 375.161 (Certain Residential Property Exempt), and 375.243 (Petition Required for Bond Election) do not apply to a district with an elected board.
Source:
Section 375.0645 — Election of Directors, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.375.htm#375.0645 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
