Sec. 563.053. BOARD COMPOSITION. (a) The board is composed of five directors.
(b) One director must be a member of the commissioners court appointed by the court at its first meeting of each county fiscal year.
(c) Four directors are elected by voters in the county. The elected positions are designated as positions 1, 2, 3, and 4. Elected directors serve two-year terms with the terms of positions 1 and 3 beginning October 1 of each odd-numbered year and the terms of positions 2 and 4 beginning October 1 of each even-numbered year. A candidate must be a qualified voter of the county.
(d) An election shall be held on the second Saturday of each September to fill the appropriate director positions.
(e) The commissioners court shall appoint temporary directors to serve until the initially elected directors take office.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 413.053 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(b)(3), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subchapter B. County Utility System Board for Water, Wastewater, or Solid Waste System
Section 563.052. Authority to Establish Board
Section 563.053. Board Composition
Section 563.054. Board Officers
Section 563.055. Compensation of Directors
Section 563.056. Applicability of Other Law to Board and County
Section 563.058. Utility System's Budget
Section 563.059. Deposit of Revenue
Section 563.060. Disbursement of Utility System's Money
Section 563.061. Rates and Charges
Section 563.062. Use of Eminent Domain Prohibited
Section 563.063. Extension or Improvement of System
Section 563.064. Purchase of Water or Wastewater System
Section 563.065. Abolition of Conservation and Reclamation District
Section 563.066. Authority to Issue Ad Valorem Tax Obligations