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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of directors to the board of directors |
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for the Viridian Municipal Management District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3861.051, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3861.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is |
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governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of |
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four years[, with two or three directors' terms expiring May 31 of
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each even-numbered year]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3861.052, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3861.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; VACANCY [ELECTION
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DATE]. (a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the city |
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shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A |
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person is appointed if a majority of members and the mayor vote to |
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appoint that person. |
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(b) A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder |
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of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original |
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appointment. [The board shall hold elections for directors on the
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uniform election date in May in even-numbered years.] |
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SECTION 3. Section 3861.203, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3861.203. APPOINTMENT [ELECTION] OF DIRECTORS OF NEW |
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DISTRICTS. (a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an |
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election in favor of the division of the district, the mayor and |
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members of the governing body of the city [board] shall: |
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(1) appoint [itself as] the board of the original |
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district as the board of one of the new districts; and |
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(2) appoint five directors for each of the other new |
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districts in the manner prescribed by Section 3861.052. |
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(b) Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serve the |
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remainder of the [staggered] terms to which they were appointed |
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[elected] in the original district. Notwithstanding Section |
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3861.053, a director appointed under Subsection (a)(1) is eligible |
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to serve only if the director owns land inside the area described by |
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the boundaries of the original district. |
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(c) The mayor and members of the governing body of the city |
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shall designate the initial terms of the directors appointed to |
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each board under Subsection (a)(2) so that: |
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(1) two of the directors serve a two-year term; and |
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(2) three of the directors serve a four-year term |
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[Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(2) serve until the
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election for directors under Subsection (c)]. |
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[(c)
On the uniform election date in May of the first
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even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are
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appointed, the appointed board shall hold an election to elect five
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directors in each district for which directors were appointed under
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Subsection (a)(2).
The directors shall draw lots to determine
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which two shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election
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of directors and which three shall serve until the second regularly
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scheduled election of directors.] |
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SECTION 4. Section 3861.054, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. (a) A member of a board of directors who was |
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elected under Section 3861.052 or 3861.203, Special District Local |
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Laws Code, or appointed to fill a vacancy under Section 3861.054, |
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Special District Local Laws Code, before the effective date of this |
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Act shall continue to serve until the expiration of the member's |
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term. |
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(b) The mayor and members of the governing body of the city |
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may make the appointments permitted by Section 3861.052, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, as amended by this Act, to fill a vacancy |
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occurring on the board of directors on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |