Texas Agriculture Code 60.084 – Management of District
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(a) The board has control over and shall manage the affairs of the district and may employ any person, firm, partnership, or corporation the board considers necessary for conducting the affairs of the district, including engineers, attorneys, financial advisors, a general manager, operations personnel, auditors, and secretaries.
(b) The board may require an officer or employee to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person’s duties.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 60.084
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The board may remove any district employee.
(d) The board may adopt rules necessary or convenient to carry out district powers and duties to govern its affairs.
(e) The board may adopt rules to preserve the public health and welfare concerning the agricultural products submitted to the district for harvesting, processing, distributing, or transporting.
(f) The board may adopt rules on the priority of the use of district property and services, including the payment of fees.