Sec. 324.041. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) A district is governed by a board composed of seven members.
(b) The commissioners court shall appoint the members of the board.
(c) A board member must be a citizen of the United States and must reside in the county. Four of the board members must reside, own property, or own a business in the district. One board member must live outside the district.
(d) A board member may not be an officer or employee of the county in which the district is created or of a municipality in that county.
(e) Three members of the initial board serve one-year terms and four serve two-year terms. The members shall draw lots to determine who serves the one-year terms. Thereafter, each director is appointed for a term of two years from the date of the director's appointment.
(f) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the commissioners court shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
(g) The commissioners court shall file a certificate of the appointment of each board member with the county clerk. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the board member.
(h) A board member may not serve more than four consecutive full terms.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 71(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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