Sec. 6.09. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The appraisal district depository must be a banking corporation incorporated under the laws of this state or the United States or a savings and loan association in this state whose deposits are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
(b) The appraisal district board of directors shall designate as the district depository the financial institution or institutions that offer the most favorable terms and conditions for the handling of the district's funds.
(c) The board shall solicit bids to be designated as depository for the district. The depository when designated shall serve for a term of two years and until its successor is designated and has qualified. The board and the depository may agree to extend a depository contract for one additional two-year period.
(d) To the extent that funds in the depository are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, they shall be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of funds of counties.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 124, ch. 13, Sec. 20, eff. Aug. 14, 1981. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Property Tax Administration
Chapter 6 - Local Administration
Subchapter A. Appraisal Districts
Section 6.01. Appraisal Districts Established
Section 6.02. District Boundaries
Section 6.03. Board of Directors
Section 6.031. Changes in Board Membership or Selection
Section 6.033. Recall of Director
Section 6.034. Optional Staggered Terms for Board of Directors
Section 6.036. Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited
Section 6.037. Participation of Conservation and Reclamation Districts in Appraisal District Matters
Section 6.04. Organization, Meetings, and Compensation
Section 6.05. Appraisal Office
Section 6.0501. Appointment of Eligible Chief Appraiser by Comptroller
Section 6.051. Ownership or Lease of Real Property
Section 6.052. Taxpayer Liaison Officer
Section 6.053. Assistance to Emergency Management Authorities
Section 6.054. Restriction on Employment by Appraisal District
Section 6.06. Appraisal District Budget and Financing
Section 6.061. Changes in Method of Financing
Section 6.062. Publication of Budget
Section 6.063. Financial Audit
Section 6.07. Taxing Unit Boundaries
Section 6.08. Notice of Optional Exemptions
Section 6.09. Designation of District Depository
Section 6.10. Disapproval of Board Actions
Section 6.11. Purchasing and Contracting Authority
Section 6.12. Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board
Section 6.13. District Records
Section 6.14. Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council
Section 6.15. Ex Parte Communications; Penalty
Section 6.155. Certain Communications by Taxing Units Prohibited; Penalty