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TX Loc Govt Code § 344.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter D. -1. Addition of Territory to District|Section 344.185. Election Results

Sec. 344.185.  ELECTION RESULTS.  (a)  If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the addition of the territory to the district, the board shall issue an order declaring the territory added to the boundaries of the district.(b)  If a majority of the votes cast in the election do not favor the addition of the territory to the district, the board may not order another election on the matter before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election.(c)  The provisions of Section 321.102, Tax Code, governing the application of a municipal sales and use tax in the event of a change in the boundaries of a municipality apply to the application of a tax imposed under this chapter to territory added under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2883), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.201. Fiscal Year

Sec. 344.201.  FISCAL YEAR.  (a)  The board shall establish the fiscal year for the district, and the district shall operate on the basis of that year.(b)  The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.202. Audits and District Records

Sec. 344.202.  AUDITS AND DISTRICT RECORDS.  (a)  The board shall have an annual audit made of the financial condition of the district by an independent auditor.(b)  The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.203. Annual Budget Proposal

Sec. 344.203.  ANNUAL BUDGET PROPOSAL.  (a)  The board shall propose an annual budget.  The board shall consider the applications for program funding in preparing the proposed budget.(b)  The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:(1)  the outstanding obligations of the district;(2)  the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;(3)  the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;(4)  the estimated amount of money available to the district from all sources during the current fiscal year;(5)  the amount of money needed to fund programs approved for funding by the board;(6)  the amount of money requested for programs that were not approved for funding by the board;(7)  the tax rate for the next fiscal year;(8)  the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;  and(9)  the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.204. Adoption of Budget

Sec. 344.204.  ADOPTION OF BUDGET.  (a)  Not later than the 100th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed annual budget.(b)  The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.(c)  A resident of the district is entitled to participate in the hearing.(d)  Not later than the 80th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall adopt a budget.  The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the interests of the taxpayers demand.(e)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the budget is adopted, the board shall submit the budget to the governing body of the municipality that created the district.(f)  The board by rule may adopt alternative procedures for adopting a budget that differ from the procedures outlined in this subchapter.  The board must hold at least one public hearing related to the alternative procedures before their adoption.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.205. Approval of Budget

Sec. 344.205.  APPROVAL OF BUDGET.  (a)  Not later than the 45th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the governing body of the municipality that created the district shall hold a public hearing to consider the budget adopted by the board and submitted to the governing body.(b)  The governing body must publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.(c)  A resident of the district is entitled to participate in the hearing.(d)  Not later than the 30th day before the date the fiscal year begins, the governing body shall approve or reject the budget submitted by the board.  The governing body may not amend the budget.(e)  If the governing body rejects the budget submitted by the board, the governing body and the board shall meet and together amend and approve the budget before the beginning of the fiscal year.(f)  The budget may be amended after the beginning of the fiscal year on approval by the board and the governing body.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.206. Limitations on Expenditures and Investments

Sec. 344.206.  LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS.  (a)  The district may spend money only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the budget.(b)  A district may not incur a debt payable from revenues of the district other than the revenues on hand or to be on hand in the current or immediately following fiscal year of the district.(c)  The board may not invest district money in funds or securities other than those specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.207. Account of Disbursements of District

Sec. 344.207.  ACCOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS OF DISTRICT.  Not later than the 60th day after the last day of each fiscal year, an administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of money that belongs to the district and an account of the disbursements of that money.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.208. Deposit of Money

Sec. 344.208.  DEPOSIT OF MONEY.  (a)  The board shall deposit district money in a special account in the treasury of the municipality that created the district.(b)  District money, other than that invested as provided by Section 344.206(c), shall be deposited as received in the treasury of the municipality and must remain on deposit.(c)  The board shall reimburse the municipality for any costs, other than personnel costs, the municipality incurs for performing the duties under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.209. Applications for Program Funding

Sec. 344.209.  APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRAM FUNDING.  (a)  An officer of the municipality that created the district or the head of a department of that municipality may, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, apply to the board for funding of a program described by Section 344.151.(b)  The officer must apply under this section not later than the 140th day before the date the fiscal year begins, unless the board by rule has adopted an exception.(c)  The board by rule may adopt application procedures.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter E. District Finances|Section 344.210. Bonds Prohibited

Sec. 344.210.  BONDS PROHIBITED.  The board may not issue or sell general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or refunding bonds.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.251. Referendum Authorized

Sec. 344.251.  REFERENDUM AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The board may call and hold a referendum election on the question of whether to:(1)  continue the district;  or(2)  dissolve the district.(b)  A board may order a referendum election on its own motion.(c)  The board shall order a referendum election:(1)  on receipt of a petition that requests continuation or dissolution of the district and complies with the requirements of Sections 344.252-344.256;  or(2)  if the governing body of the municipality that created the district, after notice and a public hearing on the matter, by resolution requests a referendum on continuation or dissolution.(d)  The board may not hold a referendum election under this subchapter before the fourth anniversary of the date the district was created or before the third anniversary of the date of the last continuation or dissolution referendum election.(e)  For a continuation referendum election, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Whether the ____________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District should be continued and whether the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be continued."(f)  For a dissolution referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Whether the ____________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District should be dissolved and whether the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be abolished."(g)  The governing body of a municipality that creates a district under this chapter may specify the number of years for which the district should be continued.  The board or the governing body of a municipality may continue a district for 5, 10, 15, or 20 years.  For a continuation referendum election under this subsection, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Whether the ______ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District should be continued for ______ years and whether the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be continued for _____ years."|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 662 (H.B. 2228), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.252. Application for Petition

Sec. 344.252.  APPLICATION FOR PETITION.  (a)  On written application of 10 or more registered voters of the district, the clerk of the municipality that created the district shall issue to the applicants a petition to be circulated among registered voters for their signatures.(b)  An application for a petition to continue the district must contain:(1)  the heading:  "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and to Continue the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  the statement:  "Whether the ______ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District should be continued and whether the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be continued";(3)  immediately above the signatures of the applicants, the statement:  "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district be continued and that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax in ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) be continued";  and(4)  the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.(c)  An application for a petition to dissolve the district must contain:(1)  the heading:  "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and to Abolish the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  the statement:  "Whether the ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District should be dissolved and whether the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be abolished";(3)  immediately above the signatures of the applicants, the statement:  "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district be dissolved and that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax in ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) be abolished";  and(4)  the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.253. Petition

Sec. 344.253.  PETITION.  (a)  A petition for a referendum to continue a district must contain:(1)  the heading:  "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the ____________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and to Continue the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;(3)  immediately above the signatures of the petitioners, the statement:  "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district be continued and that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax in ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) be continued";(4)  lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners;  and(5)  the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the municipality on each page.(b)  A petition for a referendum to dissolve a district must contain:(1)  the heading:  "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the __________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and to Abolish the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Sales and Use Tax";(2)  a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;(3)  immediately above the signatures of the petitioners, the statement:  "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district be dissolved and that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax in ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) be abolished";(4)  lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners;  and(5)  the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the municipality on each page.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.254. Copies of Application and Petition

Sec. 344.254.  COPIES OF APPLICATION AND PETITION.  The clerk or secretary of the municipality shall keep an application and a copy of the petition in the files of the clerk's or secretary's office.  The clerk shall issue to the applicants as many copies as they request.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.255. Filing of Petition

Sec. 344.255.  FILING OF PETITION.  To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must:(1)  be filed with the clerk or secretary of the municipality not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance;  and(2)  contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the municipality equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the municipality for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.256. Review by Clerk or Secretary

Sec. 344.256.  REVIEW BY CLERK OR SECRETARY.  (a)  The clerk or secretary of the municipality shall, on the request of any person, check each name on a petition to determine whether the signer is a registered voter of the district.  A person requesting verification by the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall pay the clerk or secretary a sum equal to 20 cents for each name on the petition before the verification begins.(b)  The clerk or secretary of the municipality may not count a signature if the clerk or secretary has a reason to believe that:(1)  it is not the actual signature of the purported signer;(2)  the voter registration certificate number is not correct;(3)  it is a duplication either of a name or of handwriting used in any other signature on the petition;(4)  the residence address of the signer is not correct;  or(5)  the name of the voter is not signed exactly as it appears on the official copy of the current list of registered voters for the voting year in which the petition is issued.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.257. Certification

Sec. 344.257.  CERTIFICATION.  Not later than the 40th day after the date a petition is filed, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall certify to the board the number of registered voters signing the petition.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.258. Election Order

Sec. 344.258.  ELECTION ORDER.  (a)  The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk or secretary of the municipality.(b)  If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session after the certification by the clerk or secretary of the municipality, order a referendum election to be held at the regular polling place in each election precinct in the municipality on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order.(c)  The board shall state in the order the proposition to be voted on in the referendum election.  The order is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give it validity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.259. Applicability of Election Code

Sec. 344.259.  APPLICABILITY OF ELECTION CODE.  A referendum election authorized by this subchapter shall be held and the returns shall be prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|