Texas Water Code 49.054 – Officers
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(a) After a district is created and the directors have qualified, the board shall meet, elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and any other officers or assistant officers as the board may deem necessary, and begin the discharge of its duties.
(b) After each directors election, the board shall meet and elect officers.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 49.054
- Board: means the governing body of a district. See Texas Water Code 49.001
- Director: means either a supervisor or director appointed or elected to the board. See Texas Water Code 49.001
- District: means any district or authority created by authority of either Sections Texas Water Code 49.001
- Executive director: means the executive director of the commission. See Texas Water Code 49.001
- 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
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) The president is the chief executive officer of the district, presides at all meetings of the board, and shall execute all documents on behalf of the district unless the board by resolution authorizes the general manager or other employee of the district to execute a document or documents on behalf of the district. The vice-president shall act as president in case of the absence or disability of the president. The secretary is responsible for seeing that all records and books of the district are properly kept and may attest the president’s signature on documents.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 18.007.
(e) The board may appoint another director, the general manager, or any employee as assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary, and any such person shall be entitled to certify as to the authenticity of any record of the district, including but not limited to all proceedings relating to bonds, contracts, or indebtedness of the district.
(f) After any election or appointment of a director, a district shall notify the executive director within 30 days after the date of the election or appointment of the name and mailing address of the director chosen and the date that director’s term of office expires. The executive director shall provide forms to the district for such purpose.
(g) This section does not apply to special water authorities.