Tex. Local Government Code § 281.043
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 281.043, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 281.043. EMPLOYEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall employ persons the board considers necessary to conduct the affairs of the authority, including engineers, attorneys, financial advisors, a general manager, bookkeepers, auditors, and secretaries. The board shall determine the term of office and compensation of the employees.
(b) A director may be employed as the general manager of the authority and is entitled to receive compensation in an amount fixed by the other directors. A director employed as general manager shall continue to perform the duties of director. If the general manager is not a director, the general manager shall execute a fidelity bond payable to the authority in the amount of $5,000, conditioned that the person will faithfully perform the duties of general manager.
(c) The board may remove an employee.
(d) The board may require an employee to execute a bond payable to the authority that is conditioned that the person will faithfully perform the duties of the employee.
(b) A director may be employed as the general manager of the authority and is entitled to receive compensation in an amount fixed by the other directors. A director employed as general manager shall continue to perform the duties of director. If the general manager is not a director, the general manager shall execute a fidelity bond payable to the authority in the amount of $5,000, conditioned that the person will faithfully perform the duties of general manager.
(c) The board may remove an employee.
(d) The board may require an employee to execute a bond payable to the authority that is conditioned that the person will faithfully perform the duties of the employee.
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