| 1 | 1 | | By: Deuell S.B. No. 1473 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Flynn) |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the chief executive officer of the Hopkins County |
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| 8 | 8 | | Hospital District and to the delegation of certain authority by the |
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| 9 | 9 | | district's board of directors to the chief executive officer. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 1043.059, Special District Local Laws |
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| 12 | 12 | | Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (a) The board may employ an [a general manager,] attorney, |
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| 15 | 15 | | bookkeeper, and architect. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (a-1) The board may delegate to the chief executive officer |
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| 17 | 17 | | the authority to hire, terminate, and make all other personnel |
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| 18 | 18 | | decisions relating to district employees. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1043, Special District |
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| 20 | 20 | | Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1043.062 to read as |
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| 21 | 21 | | follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | Sec. 1043.062. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The board |
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| 23 | 23 | | shall appoint a qualified person as the chief executive officer of |
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| 24 | 24 | | the district. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b) The chief executive officer serves at the will of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the |
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| 28 | 28 | | chief executive officer shall: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; |
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| 30 | 30 | | and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) direct the affairs of the district. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (d) If the board delegates to the chief executive officer |
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| 33 | 33 | | the authority to hire, terminate, and make all other personnel |
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| 34 | 34 | | decisions relating to district employees, the chief executive |
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| 35 | 35 | | officer has exclusive authority over personnel matters and the |
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| 36 | 36 | | board may not participate in or make any decisions regarding the |
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| 37 | 37 | | employment of district employees other than the chief executive |
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| 38 | 38 | | officer. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 40 | 40 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 41 | 41 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 42 | 42 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 43 | 43 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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