Texas Health and Safety Code 775.034 – Appointment of Board in District Located Wholly in One County
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(a) The commissioners court of a county in which a single-county district is located shall appoint a five-member board of emergency services commissioners to serve as the district’s governing body. To serve as a member of the board a person must be:
(1) at least 18 years of age; and
(2) a resident citizen of the state and:
(A) a qualified voter within areas served by the district; or
(B) the owner of land subject to taxation in the district.
(b) Except as prescribed by Subsection (c), commissioners serve two-year terms.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 775.034
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) After the votes are canvassed and the commissioners court enters the order creating the district, the commissioners court shall appoint the initial emergency services commissioners to serve until January 1 of the year following the district election. On January 1, the court shall designate three of those emergency services commissioners to serve a two-year term and two of those emergency services commissioners to serve a one-year term.
(d) On January 1 of each year, the commissioners court shall appoint a successor for each emergency services commissioner whose term has expired.
(e) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(f) A member of the board who, because of municipal annexation, is no longer a qualified voter of an area served by the district or no longer owns land subject to taxation by the district may continue to serve until the expiration of the member’s term.
(g) The commissioners court shall consider relevant factors in determining the individuals to appoint as emergency services commissioners, including whether the individuals have knowledge that relates to fire prevention or emergency medical services and that is relevant to the common policies and practices of the board.
(h) This section does not apply to a district located wholly in a county:
(1) with a population of more than three million;
(2) with a population of more than 200,000 that borders Lake Palestine; or
(3) with a population of less than 200,000 that borders another state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.