Sec. 8508.0061. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The board may employ an executive director and set the executive director's salary and other compensation by majority vote of the qualified directors.
(b) The executive director is the chief executive officer of the authority.
(c) Under policies established by the board, the executive director is responsible to the board for:
(1) administering the board's directives;
(2) keeping the authority's records, including minutes of the meetings of the board and the executive committee;
(3) coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;
(4) developing plans and programs for the approval of the board or the executive committee;
(5) hiring, supervising, training, and discharging the authority's employees, as authorized by the board or the executive committee;
(6) contracting for or retaining technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, and other professional services, as authorized by the board; and
(7) performing any other duties assigned by the board.
(d) The board may discharge the executive director on a majority vote of the qualified directors.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle G - River Authorities
Chapter 8508 - Sulphur River Basin Authority
Subchapter B. Board of Directors; Administrative Provisions
Section 8508.0051. Membership of Board
Section 8508.0055. Bond Requirement for Directors
Section 8508.0056. Compensation of Directors
Section 8508.0058. Director Training Program
Section 8508.0059. Interest in Contract
Section 8508.0061. Executive Director
Section 8508.0062. Separation of Policymaking and Management Functions
Section 8508.0063. Directors' and Employees' Fidelity Bonds
Section 8508.0064. Authority's Office
Section 8508.0065. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution