By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1239
(In the Senate - Filed March 3, 2017; March 13, 2017, read
first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural
Affairs; May 3, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 3, 2017,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1239 By: RodrÃguez
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a municipality to remove directors of
the North Texas Municipal Water District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 3(a), Chapter 62, Acts of the 52nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1951, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3(a). All powers of the District shall be exercised by
a board of directors. Such directors shall be appointed by majority
vote for the governing body of each of the cities contained in the
District. In appointing the first directors for a city containing
5,000 population or more according to the most recent Federal
Census, the governing body of such city shall appoint one director
who shall serve to and including May 31, 1952, and one who shall
serve to and including May 31, 1953. In May, 1952, and in May of
each year thereafter, the governing body of such city shall appoint
one director for the two year term beginning on June 1 of that year.
In appointing the first director for a city of less than 5,000
population, according to the most recent Federal Census, the
governing body of such city shall appoint one director who shall
serve to and including May 31, 1952. In May, 1952, and in May of
each even year thereafter, the governing body shall appoint one
director for the two year term beginning on June 1 of that year.
Each director shall serve for his term of office as herein provided,
and thereafter until his successor shall be appointed and
qualified. Notwithstanding any other law, a director serves at the
pleasure of the governing body of the city that appointed the
director and may be removed by the governing body at any time
without cause. No person shall be appointed a director unless he
resides in and owns taxable property in the city from which he is
appointed. No member of a governing body of a city, and no employee
of a city, shall be appointed as director. Such directors shall
subscribe to the Constitutional oath of office, and each shall give
bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the amount of
$5,000.00, the cost of which shall be paid by the District. A
majority shall constitute a quorum.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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