Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 8859.053
Appointment of Directors
(a)
The board consists of seven directors as follows:(1)
one director appointed by the commissioners court of Fannin County at the discretion of the commissioners court;(2)
one director appointed by the commissioners court of Fannin County selected from a list of nominees submitted to the commissioners court by the governing bodies of the municipalities in Fannin County;(3)
one director appointed by the commissioners court of Fannin County selected from a list of nominees submitted to the commissioners court by the water services districts and water supply corporations that provide retail water service to customers in Fannin County, subject to the limitation provided by Subsection (f);(4)
two directors appointed by the governing body of the municipality in Grayson County that has the largest annual production of groundwater by volume for the four years preceding the appointment;(5)
one director appointed jointly by the governing bodies of the municipalities in Grayson County other than the municipality described by Subdivision (4); and(6)
one director appointed jointly by the governing boards of all water services districts and water supply corporations that provide retail water service to customers in Grayson County, subject to the limitation provided by Subsection (f).(b)
Directors must be appointed not later than the second Monday in August of each odd-numbered year.(c)
Not later than the 60th day before the second Monday in August of each odd-numbered year, the district shall mail written notice to each entity authorized to make an appointment under Subsection (a).(d)
The board by rule shall adopt a procedure for the written submission of appointments to the district.(e)
An entity that Subsection (a)(2) or (3) authorizes to nominate persons for director shall submit a list of nominees not later than the 30th day before the date the appointment is to be made under this section. If an entity designated by Subsection (a)(2) or (3) does not submit the list before that date, the commissioners court of Fannin County may appoint a director to the position for which the list was not received at the discretion of the commissioners court.(f)
A water services district or water supply corporation in Grayson and Fannin Counties may not participate in the appointment of a director unless that district or corporation used groundwater produced from wells located within the district to provide retail water service in the district during the calendar year of the appointment or the calendar year preceding the appointment. The board may require evidence of eligibility to participate.
Source:
Section 8859.053 — Appointment of Directors, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8859.htm#8859.053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
