(a) The board has control over and shall manage the affairs of the district and shall 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, a utility operator, bookkeepers, auditors, and secretaries.
(b) The board shall determine the term of office and the compensation of any employee and consultant by contract or by resolution of the board.

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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 383.050

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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

(c) The board may remove any employee.
(d) The board may require an officer or employer to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person’s duties.