Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.062
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.062, 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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§ 1046.062. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.
(b) The board shall employ or contract with persons the board considers necessary or advisable to conduct district affairs, including a hospital administrator for the district or for each facility and nurses, medical technicians, engineers, architects, attorneys, financial advisors, accountants, fiscal agents, bookkeepers, auditors, and secretaries.
(c) The board shall determine the powers, duties, term of employment, and compensation of all employees and consultants by contract or by resolution or order of the board. The board may terminate the employment of any district employee.
(d) The board may delegate to an administrator the authority to hire and discharge district or hospital employees, including doctors, nurses, and technicians, or to appoint and remove staff doctors under bylaws and rules.
(e) The board may require any employee to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's duties. The board may pay for the bond with district money.
(b) The board shall employ or contract with persons the board considers necessary or advisable to conduct district affairs, including a hospital administrator for the district or for each facility and nurses, medical technicians, engineers, architects, attorneys, financial advisors, accountants, fiscal agents, bookkeepers, auditors, and secretaries.
(c) The board shall determine the powers, duties, term of employment, and compensation of all employees and consultants by contract or by resolution or order of the board. The board may terminate the employment of any district employee.
(d) The board may delegate to an administrator the authority to hire and discharge district or hospital employees, including doctors, nurses, and technicians, or to appoint and remove staff doctors under bylaws and rules.
(e) The board may require any employee to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's duties. The board may pay for the bond with district money.
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