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TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3883.211. Elections Regarding Taxes and Bonds

Sec. 3883.211.  ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.  (a)  The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:(1)  revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or(2)  contract payments described by Section 3883.208.(b)  The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.(c)  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.(d)  All or any part of any facilities or improvements which may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3883.212. Competitive Bidding

Sec. 3883.212.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.  Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions|Section 3883.213. Tax and Assessment Abatements

Sec. 3883.213.  TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.  The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3883.251. Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3883.251.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3883.252. Procedure for Election

Sec. 3883.252.  PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.  (a)  Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3883.251, the board must call and hold an election as provided by Section 3883.211 only in the defined area or in the boundaries of the designated property.(b)  The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3883.253. Declaring Result and Issuing Order

Sec. 3883.253.  DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and by order shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.(b)  A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3883.254. Taxes for Services, Improvements, and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property

Sec. 3883.254.  TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  On voter approval and adoption of the order described in Section 3883.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter F. Taxes for Certain Defined Areas and Designated|Section 3883.255. Issuance of Bonds and Imposition of Taxes for Defined Area or Designated Property

Sec. 3883.255.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.  After the order under Section 3883.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3883.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3883 - Harris County Improvement District No. 15|Subchapter G. Municipal Annexation and Dissolution|Section 3883.301. Municipal Annexation; Dissolution

Sec. 3883.301.  MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION.  (a)  The district is a "water or sewer district" under Section 43.071, Local Government Code.(b)  Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the district.(c)  Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (S.B. 2531), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3884.001. Definitions

Sec. 3884.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "City" means the City of Dallas.(3)  "District" means the North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District.(4)  "Improvement project" means a project authorized by Section 3884.102:(A)  inside the boundaries of the district; and(B)  in areas outside but adjacent to the boundaries of the district if the project is for the purpose of extending public infrastructure improvements beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3884.002. Creation and Nature of District

Sec. 3884.002.  CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3884.003. Purpose; Legislative Findings

Sec. 3884.003.  PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (a)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.  By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.(b)  The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, the public welfare in the district, and educational scholarships for college-bound students residing in or out of the district.(c)  The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3884.004. Findings of Benefit and Public Purpose

Sec. 3884.004.  FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.(c)  The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:(1)  developing and diversifying the economy of the state;(2)  eliminating unemployment and underemployment;(3)  developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and(4)  providing quality residential housing.(d)  The district will:(1)  promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;(2)  provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center;(3)  promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and(4)  provide educational scholarships for college-bound students residing in or out of the district.(e)  Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.(f)  The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3884.005. District Territory

Sec. 3884.005.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under Section 3884.106.(b)  A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:(1)  the district's organization, existence, or validity;(2)  the district's right to contract, including the right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;(3)  the district's right to impose or collect an assessment, tax, or any other revenue; or(4)  the legality or operation of the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 3884.006. Eligibility for Inclusion in Special Zones

Sec. 3884.006.  ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.  (a)  All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:(1)  a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;(2)  a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or(3)  an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.(b)  If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.  A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project has been approved by the governing body of the city by the adoption of a resolution.(c)  A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006(b), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.051. Governing Body; Terms

Sec. 3884.051.  GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of nine directors composed of:(1)  six directors appointed by the governing body of the city under Subsections (b) and (c);(2)  one assistant city manager of the city, appointed by the city manager;(3)  the chief financial officer of the city; and(4)  the economic director of the city.(b)  Before the term of each director expires as provided by Subsection (d), the owner or owners of a majority of the appraised value of the real property in the district, or the majority of the record owners of real property in the district subject to taxation, may submit a petition to the governing body of the city requesting that the governing body appoint as successor directors the persons named in the petition.  If the persons named in the petition meet the qualifications prescribed by Sections 3884.052 and 3884.053, the governing body may appoint those persons as successor directors.(c)  If a petition is not submitted under Subsection (b), the governing body of the city shall appoint as successor directors persons who meet the qualifications prescribed by Sections 3884.052 and 3884.053.(d)  Directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring July 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.052. Appointment of Directors; Board Meetings

Sec. 3884.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOARD MEETINGS.  (a)  Directors appointed by the governing body of the city must meet at least one of the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.053.(b)  A person may not be appointed to the board by the governing body of the city if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than:(1)  four of the directors being residents of the city and meeting the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5); and(2)  two of the directors meeting the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.053(a)(1).(c)  The governing body of the city may not appoint a person as a director if the appointment will result in more than four persons serving on the board at any time who are seeking financial assistance or reimbursement from the district for capital improvements in the district.(d)  The governing body of the city may remove a member of the board with or without cause at any time by a majority vote.(e)  The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.  The board shall file a copy of the notice of a meeting with the city's secretary.  The city's secretary shall post the notice at Dallas City Hall.(f)  The board may not create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.(g)  If an office described in Section 3884.051(a) is renamed, changed, or abolished, the governing body of the city may appoint another city officer or employee who performs duties comparable to those performed by the officer described by that subsection.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.053. Qualifications of Directors Appointed by City

Sec. 3884.053.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY CITY.  (a)  To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a person must be at least 18 years old and must be:(1)  a resident of the district who is also a registered voter of the district or a registered voter who lives within a two-mile radius of the district;(2)  an owner of property in the district;(3)  an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;(4)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or(5)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).(b)  Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.054. Vacancy

Sec. 3884.054.  VACANCY.  The governing body of the city shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a person who meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.051(a) or 3884.053 to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.055. Director's Oath or Affirmation

Sec. 3884.055.  DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.  A 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.  A copy of each director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the city's secretary.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.056. Officers

Sec. 3884.056.  OFFICERS.  The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.  The offices of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person concurrently.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 3884.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 4 - Development and Improvement|Subtitle C - Development, Improvement, and Management|Chapter 3884 - North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 3884.057. Compensation; Expenses; Liability Insurance for Directors

Sec. 3884.057.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES; LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR DIRECTORS.  (a)  The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting.  The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $2,000.(b)  Directors are entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.(c)  The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that protects and insures a director against personal liability and from any and all claims relating to:(1)  actions taken by the director in the director's capacity as a member of the board;(2)  actions and activities taken by the district; or(3)  the actions of others acting on behalf of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 2501), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|