2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.206. Board of Managers

Sec. 772.206.  BOARD OF MANAGERS.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of managers consisting of:
(1)  one member appointed by the commissioners court of the county for which the district is established;
(2)  two members appointed by the governing body of the most populous municipality located wholly or partly in the county for which the district is established, if that municipality has a population of more than 150,000, or, if that municipality has a population of 150,000 or less, one member appointed by the governing body;
(3)  one member appointed by the governing body of the second most populous municipality located wholly or partly in the county for which the district is established;
(4)  one member appointed by the governing body of the third most populous municipality located wholly or partly in the county for which the district is established;
(5)  one member appointed by the principal service supplier;
(6)  one member appointed by the governing body of the most populous municipality that is a member of the district and is located wholly outside the county for which the district is established;  and
(7)  one member appointed as provided by this section to represent the other municipalities located wholly or partly in the district.
(b)  The board member appointed by the principal service supplier is a nonvoting member.
(c)  The board member appointed under Subsection (a)(7) is appointed by the mayor's council established to administer urban development block grant funds, if one exists in the district.  Otherwise, the member is appointed by the other members of the board on the advice and recommendation of the governing bodies of all the municipalities represented by the member.  The governing bodies of those municipalities, by agreement of their presiding officers, shall set the time and place to meet and the procedures for selecting the board member.
(d)  Board members are appointed for staggered terms of two years, with as near as possible to one-half of the members' terms expiring each year.
(e)  A board member may be removed from office at will by the entity that appointed the member.
(f)  A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the manner provided for the original appointment to that position.
(g)  Board members serve without compensation.  The district shall pay all expenses necessarily incurred by the board in performing its functions under this subchapter.
(h)  The board may appoint from among its membership a presiding officer and any other officers it considers necessary.
(i)  The director or a board member may be appointed as secretary of the board.  The board shall require the secretary to keep suitable records of all proceedings of each board meeting.  After each meeting the presiding officer at the meeting shall read and sign the record and the secretary shall attest the record.
(j)  Voting members of the board may meet in executive session in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.
(k)  A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 238, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(82), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1288, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.