Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.044
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§ 121.044. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The members of a public health district shall prepare a written cooperative agreement that sets out fully the terms of operation of the district.
(b) The terms in a cooperative agreement must include:
(1) organizational structure;
(2) financial administration; and
(3) procedures for:
(A) modification of the cooperative agreement;
(B) admission, withdrawal, and expulsion of members;
(C) dissolution of the district; and
(D) selection and removal of a director.
(c) A cooperative agreement must be:
(1) approved by the governing body of each member; and
(2) signed by the appropriate officers of each governing body.
(d) A modification of a cooperative agreement must be in writing. A modification is effective on approval by the governing body of each member.
(e) A copy of a cooperative agreement and of each modification shall be:
(1) included in the minutes of the governing body of each member; and
(2) filed with the clerk of each county and municipality in the district and with the department.
(b) The terms in a cooperative agreement must include:
(1) organizational structure;
(2) financial administration; and
(3) procedures for:
(A) modification of the cooperative agreement;
(B) admission, withdrawal, and expulsion of members;
(C) dissolution of the district; and
(D) selection and removal of a director.
(c) A cooperative agreement must be:
(1) approved by the governing body of each member; and
(2) signed by the appropriate officers of each governing body.
(d) A modification of a cooperative agreement must be in writing. A modification is effective on approval by the governing body of each member.
(e) A copy of a cooperative agreement and of each modification shall be:
(1) included in the minutes of the governing body of each member; and
(2) filed with the clerk of each county and municipality in the district and with the department.
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