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TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3869.054. Ex Officio Directors

Sec. 3869.054.  EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.  (a)  The following persons serve ex officio as nonvoting directors:(1)  an assistant city manager of the city appointed by the city manager of the city;(2)  the chief financial officer of the city; and(3)  the economic development director of the city.(b)  If an office described in Subsection (a) is renamed, changed, or abolished, the governing body of the city may appoint another officer or employee of the city who performs duties comparable to those performed by the officer described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3869.055. Filing Oath or Affirmation

Sec. 3869.055.  FILING OATH OR AFFIRMATION.  An initial and an appointed director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3869.056. Officers

Sec. 3869.056.  OFFICERS.  The board shall elect from among the initial and appointed directors a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3869.057. Compensation; Expenses; Liability Insurance for Directors

Sec. 3869.057.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES; LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR DIRECTORS.  (a)  The district may compensate each initial and each appointed voting director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting.  The total amount of compensation per appointed director per year may not exceed $2,000.  The district may not compensate a director serving ex officio.(b)  An initial or appointed voting director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.  A director serving ex officio is not entitled to reimbursement.(c)  The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance coverage from commercial insurance companies or other sources that protect and insure the directors against personal liability and from any and all claims for actions taken as directors or actions and activities taken by the district or by others acting on its behalf.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3869.058. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 3869.058.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  (a)  An initial or appointed director may participate in a board discussion or vote only if the director complies with Subsection (b).(b)  A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file an affidavit with the board secretary declaring the interest.  Another affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.(c)  After the affidavit is filed, the director may participate in a discussion or vote if:(1)  a majority of the appointed directors have a similar interest in the same entity;(2)  all other similar businesses or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit; or(3)  the appointed director is a property owner in the district.(d)  Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.101. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 3869.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the duties imposed and the powers granted by this chapter and the powers provided by:(1)  the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code;(2)  the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution;(3)  Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county;(4)  Chapter 375, Local Government Code;(5)  Chapter 505, Local Government Code, to a corporation created under that chapter; and(6)  Chapter 1371, Government Code, to an issuer, as defined by that chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.103. General Powers Regarding Contracts

Sec. 3869.103.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS.  (a)  The district may:(1)  contract with any person to accomplish any district purpose included in a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160, including a contract for:(A)  the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred by that person on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost; or(B)  the use, occupancy, lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed or existing improvement project; and(2)  apply for and contract with any person to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or others of a proposed or existing improvement project.(b)  A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the board determines, including a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant payable to the city, Nueces County, or any other person.(c)  Any person, including the city, may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other authorization.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.104. Rules; Enforcement

Sec. 3869.104.  RULES; ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The district may adopt rules:(1)  to administer or operate the district;(2)  for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's property and facilities; or(3)  to provide for public safety and security in the district, including the regulation or prohibition of automobiles and other motor vehicles from using, entering, or traveling in certain limited access areas in the district, except for safety and emergency purposes.(b)  The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.(c)  To the extent a district rule conflicts with a rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the city, the rule, order, ordinance, or regulation controls.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.105. Name Change

Sec. 3869.105.  NAME CHANGE.  The board by resolution may change the district's name.  The board shall give written notice of the change to the city.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.106. Use of Roadway, Park, or Other Public Area of District

Sec. 3869.106.  USE OF ROADWAY, PARK, OR OTHER PUBLIC AREA OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The board by rule may regulate the private use of a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area in the district.  To the extent the district rules conflict with a rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the city, the rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the city controls.  A rule may provide for the safe and orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities.(b)  In addition to any permit required by the city, the board may require a permit for a parade, demonstration, celebration, entertainment event, or similar nongovernmental activity in or on a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, beach, or similar public area or facility owned by the district.  The board may charge a fee for the permit application or for public safety or security services for those facilities in an amount the board considers necessary.(c)  In addition to any permit required by the city, the board may require a permit or franchise agreement with a vendor, concessionaire, exhibitor, or similar private or commercial person or organization for the limited use of the area or facility owned by the district on terms and on payment of a permit or franchise fee the board may impose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.107. Adding or Removing Territory

Sec. 3869.107.  ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.  As provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the board may add territory to the district, subject to Section 54.016, Water Code, or remove territory from the district, except that:(1)  the addition or removal of the territory must be:(A)  included in an amended project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160;(B)  approved by the governing body of the city; and(C)  approved by the owners of the territory being added or removed;(2)  a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and(3)  territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments levied or assessed on the territory are outstanding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.108. Economic Development

Sec. 3869.108.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  The district may create an economic development program authorized by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and may impose an ad valorem tax in support of the program if the tax is approved by the district's voters.(b)  The district may exercise the economic development powers that:(1)  Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000; and(2)  Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.109. Terms of Employment; Compensation

Sec. 3869.109.  TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.  The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 3869.110. No Eminent Domain Power

Sec. 3869.110.  NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3869.151. General Powers Regarding Financial Matters

Sec. 3869.151.  GENERAL POWERS REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS.  Except as provided by Section 3869.160, and subject to a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160, the district may:(1)  impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, including industrial, commercial, and residential property, to pay for an improvement project of a type authorized by Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, or to secure payment of bonds issued to pay for those projects;(2)  impose an assessment on property in the district to pay the cost of maintenance of any authorized district improvement in the manner provided for:(A)  a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or(B)  a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code;(3)  provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, other temporary or permanent obligation, reimbursement, or other contract with any person; or(4)  provide or secure the payment or repayment of the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or indebtedness by or through:(A)  the imposition of an ad valorem tax, or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; or(B)  any other revenue or resources of the district, or other revenues authorized by the city, including revenues from a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city;(5)  establish user charges related to the operation of storm water facilities, including the regulation of storm water for the protection of water quality in the district;(6)  establish user charges for the use of nonpotable water for irrigation purposes, subject to the approval of the governing body of the city;(7)  undertake separately or jointly with other persons, including the city or Nueces County, all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project:(A)  for improving, enhancing, and supporting public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in and adjacent to the district; or(B)  that confers a general benefit on the entire district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district; and(8)  enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to tax abatement agreements by municipalities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3869.152. Borrowing Money

Sec. 3869.152.  BORROWING MONEY.  The district may borrow money for a district purpose included in a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160 by issuing or executing bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by the board to be necessary or appropriate for the district purpose.  The bond, note, credit agreement, or other obligation must be secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes, assessments, or any combination thereof or from other district revenue.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3869.153. Impact Fees and Assessments; Exemption

Sec. 3869.153.  IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION.  (a)  The district may impose an impact fee or assessment included in a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160 on property in the district, including an impact fee or assessment on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or district, according to the benefit received by the property.(b)  An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:(1)  public water and wastewater facilities;(2)  drainage and storm water facilities; and(3)  streets and alleys.(c)  An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district are:(1)  a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and(2)  superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.(d)  The lien of an assessment against property runs with the land.  That portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of payment under the assessment ordinance or order.(e)  The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.(f)  The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3869.154. Certain Residential Property Not Exempt

Sec. 3869.154.  CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.  Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3869.155. Maintenance and Operation Tax; Election

Sec. 3869.155.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.  (a)  To the extent authorized by a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160, the district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for:(1)  planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district; and(2)  paying costs of services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses.(b)  The district may not impose a maintenance and operation tax unless the maintenance and operation tax is approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.  The proposition in a maintenance and operation tax election may be for a specific maximum rate or for an unlimited rate.  If a maximum tax rate is approved, the board may impose the tax at any rate that does not exceed the approved rate.(c)  A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election.  The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3869.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3869 - Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 3869.156. Use of Surplus Maintenance and Operation Money

Sec. 3869.156.  USE OF SURPLUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION MONEY.  If the district has surplus maintenance and operation tax money that is not needed for the purposes for which it was collected, the money may be used for any authorized purpose.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|