Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.055
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.055, part of Texas’s Special District Local Laws Code — consolidates the individual laws creating Texas's special-purpose local government districts.
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§ 1010.055. OFFICERS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, and any other officers the board considers necessary. The district's depository bank may be designated as district treasurer.
(b) The president is the district's chief executive officer and shall preside at all board meetings. The vice president shall act as president if the president is absent or disabled.
(c) The secretary shall:
(1) act as president if both the president and vice president are absent or disabled;
(2) act as secretary of the board; and
(3) see that all district records and books are properly kept.
(d) The board may appoint an assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary. The assistant or deputy secretary may certify the authenticity of any district record, including any proceeding related to district contracts or bonds or other indebtedness.
(e) The board may require an officer to execute a bond that is:
(1) payable to the district; and
(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the officer's duties.
(f) If a vacancy occurs in an office, the board shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.
(b) The president is the district's chief executive officer and shall preside at all board meetings. The vice president shall act as president if the president is absent or disabled.
(c) The secretary shall:
(1) act as president if both the president and vice president are absent or disabled;
(2) act as secretary of the board; and
(3) see that all district records and books are properly kept.
(d) The board may appoint an assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary. The assistant or deputy secretary may certify the authenticity of any district record, including any proceeding related to district contracts or bonds or other indebtedness.
(e) The board may require an officer to execute a bond that is:
(1) payable to the district; and
(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the officer's duties.
(f) If a vacancy occurs in an office, the board shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.
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