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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. ELECTION; EFFECTIVE DATE OF ARTICLES 2 AND 3 |
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SECTION 1.01. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(2) "District" means the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District. |
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(b) On the next uniform election date following the 60th day |
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after the date of preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting |
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Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973c) of all provisions of |
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the Act enacting this section that are subject to that |
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preclearance, the commission shall hold an election in the district |
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on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the |
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district's assets and obligations. If the commission determines |
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that preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act |
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of 1965 is not required, the commission shall hold the election on |
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the next uniform election date that falls at least 60 days after the |
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date the commission makes that determination. |
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(c) The order calling the election must state: |
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(1) the nature of the election, including the |
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proposition to appear on the ballot; |
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(2) the date of the election; |
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(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and |
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(4) the location of the polling places. |
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(d) The commission shall give notice of an election under |
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this section by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a |
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substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general |
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circulation in the district. The first publication of the notice |
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must appear not later than the 35th day before the date of the |
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election. |
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(e) The ballot for an election under this section must be |
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printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The |
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dissolution of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District." |
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SECTION 1.02. (a) On the date on which the election results |
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are officially declared the commission shall certify that result to |
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the secretary of state. |
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(b) If the proposition is approved by a majority of the |
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voters voting at the election: |
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(1) Article 3 of this Act takes effect on the date the |
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results are officially declared; and |
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(2) Article 2 of this Act does not take effect. |
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(c) If a majority of the voters voting at the election do not |
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approve the proposition: |
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(1) Article 2 of this Act takes effect on the date the |
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results are officially declared; and |
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(2) Article 3 of this Act does not take effect. |
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ARTICLE 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BEXAR METROPOLITAN WATER |
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DISTRICT IF VOTERS DO NOT DISSOLVE THE DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE 1 |
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SECTION 2.01. Sections 1 and 8, Chapter 306, Acts of the |
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49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 1. In obedience to the provisions of Article 16, |
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Section 59 of the Constitution of Texas, there is hereby created |
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Bexar Metropolitan Water District. [, hereinafter in this Act
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sometimes called the "District."] |
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Sec. 8. (a) [.] The seven [five (5)] members of the Board of |
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Directors are [shall hereafter be] elected to staggered two-year |
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terms in an election held on the uniform election date in November. |
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Directors are elected from numbered single-member districts |
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established by the Board. The Board shall revise each |
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single-member district after each decennial census to reflect |
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population changes and to conform with state law, the federal |
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973 et seq.), and any |
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applicable court order [for a term of six (6) years each, provided
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that an election for two (2) Directors for a term of six (6) years
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shall be held on the first Tuesday in April, 1954; the terms of
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three (3) members of the present Board shall be, and are, hereby,
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extended to the first Tuesday in April, 1957; and the present
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Directors shall determine such three (3) by lot. Three (3)
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Directors shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April, 1957, and
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two (2) Directors and three (3) Directors, alternately, shall be
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elected each three (3) years thereafter on the first Tuesday in
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April as the six-year terms expire]. At an election of Directors, |
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the candidate from each single-member district who receives [The
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two (2) or three (3) persons, respectively, receiving] the greatest |
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number of votes is [shall be declared] elected to represent that |
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single-member district. Each Director shall hold office until his |
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successor is [shall have been] elected or appointed and has [shall
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have] qualified. |
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(a-1) A person is not eligible to serve as a Director for |
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more than three terms or for more than a total of seven years of |
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service.[;] |
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(b) Such [such] elections shall be called, conducted and |
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canvassed in the manner provided by the Election Code. [Chapter 25,
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General Laws of the Thirty-ninth Legislature, Regular Session,
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1925, and any amendments thereto;] |
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(c) The [the] Board of Directors shall fill all vacancies on |
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the Board by appointment and such appointees shall hold office |
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until a successor elected at the next scheduled election date has |
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qualified. [for the unexpired term for which they were appointed;] |
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(d) Any four [any three] members of the Board are [shall
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constitute] a quorum for the adoption or [of] passage of any |
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resolution or order or the transaction of any business of the |
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District.[;] |
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(e) A Director must [Directors succeeding the first Board,
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whether now or hereafter elected, shall] be a qualified voter of the |
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single-member district from which the Director is elected [resident
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electors of Bexar County, Texas, and owners of taxable property
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within the area comprising said District, and shall organize in
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like manner]. |
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(f) A payment to a Director for fees of office under Section |
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49.060, Water Code, may not be made for a meeting that occurs in a |
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different fiscal year from the one in which the payment is made. |
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SECTION 2.02. Section 33A, Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(c) The oversight committee is comprised of seven [5] |
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members appointed as follows [to represent the following members]: |
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(1) two Senators who represent Senate districts that |
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include territory within the Bexar Metropolitan Water District, |
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[the Senator sponsor of this Act, or, in the event this Senator
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cannot serve, a Senator] appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; |
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(2) two Representatives who represent [the] House |
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districts that include territory within the District, [author of
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this Act, or, in the event this Representative cannot serve, a
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Representative] appointed by the Speaker of the Texas House of |
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Representatives; |
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(3) one member with special expertise in the operation |
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of public water utilities appointed by the Governor; |
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(4) one member appointed by the Governor to represent |
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the public; and |
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(5) one [a] member of the Bexar County Commissioners |
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Court who represents a precinct in which customers of the District |
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reside. |
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(g) On or before December 31, 2012, the oversight committee |
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shall provide a report under Subsection (e) of this section to the |
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legislature. The committee is abolished and this section expires |
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January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2.03. Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1945, is amended by adding Sections 1A, 8A, 8B, 8C, |
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10A, and 10B to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1A. In this Act: |
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(1) "Board" means the District's Board of Directors. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(3) "Director" means a Board member. |
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(4) "District" means the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District. |
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Sec. 8A. (a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to be |
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elected or appointed as a Director, a person must have: |
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(1) resided continuously in the single-member |
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district that the person seeks to represent for 12 months |
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immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for |
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the candidate's application for a place on the ballot; |
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(2) viewed the open government training video provided |
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by the attorney general and provided to the Board a signed affidavit |
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stating that the candidate viewed the video; |
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(3) obtained 200 signatures from individuals living in |
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the District; and |
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(4) paid a filing fee of $250 or filed a petition in |
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lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements prescribed |
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by Section 141.062, Election Code. |
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(b) In this subsection, "political contribution" and |
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"specific-purpose committee" have the meanings assigned by Section |
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251.001, Election Code. A Director or a candidate for the office of |
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Director may not knowingly accept political contributions from a |
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person that in the aggregate exceed $500 in connection with each |
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election in which the person is involved. For purposes of this |
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subsection, a contribution to a specific-purpose committee for the |
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purpose of supporting a candidate for the office of Director, |
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opposing the candidate's opponent, or assisting the candidate as an |
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officeholder is considered to be a contribution to the candidate. |
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Sec. 8B. (a) A person who is elected or appointed to and |
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qualifies for office as a Director on or after the effective date of |
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this section may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in |
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attendance at a meeting of the Board until the person completes a |
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training program on District management issues. The training |
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program must provide information to the person regarding: |
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(1) the enabling legislation that created the |
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District; |
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(2) the operation of the District; |
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(3) the role and functions of the Board; |
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(4) the rules of the Board; |
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(5) the current budget for the Board; |
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(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the |
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Board; |
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(7) the requirements of the: |
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(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government |
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Code; |
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(B) open records law, Chapter 552, Government |
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Code; and |
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(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, |
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Government Code; |
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(8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws |
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and other laws relating to public officials; and |
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(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the |
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Board or the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may |
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create an advanced training program designed for a person who has |
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previously completed a training program described by Subsection (a) |
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of this section. If the commission creates an advanced training |
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program under this subsection, a person who completes that advanced |
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training program is considered to have met the person's obligation |
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under Subsection (a) of this section. |
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(c) Each Director who is elected or appointed on or after |
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the effective date of this section shall complete a training |
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program described by Subsection (a) or (b) of this section at least |
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once in each term the Director serves. |
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(d) The Board shall adopt rules regarding the completion of |
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the training program described by Subsection (a) or (b) of this |
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section by a person who is elected or appointed to and qualifies for |
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office as a Director before the effective date of this section. A |
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Director described by this subsection who does not comply with |
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Board rules is considered incompetent as to the performance of the |
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duties of a Director in any action to remove the Director from |
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office. |
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(e) A Director may not: |
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(1) accept or solicit a gift, favor, or service, the |
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value of which exceeds $25 per gift, favor, or service, that: |
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(A) might reasonably influence the Director in |
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the discharge of an official duty; or |
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(B) the Director knows or should know is being |
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offered with the intent to influence the Director's official |
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conduct; |
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(2) accept other employment or engage in a business or |
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professional activity that the Director might reasonably expect |
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would require or induce the Director to disclose confidential |
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information acquired by reason of the official position; |
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(3) accept other employment or compensation that could |
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reasonably be expected to impair the Director's independence of |
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judgment in the performance of the Director's official duties; |
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(4) make personal investments that could reasonably be |
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expected to create a substantial conflict between the Director's |
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private interest and the interest of the District; |
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(5) intentionally or knowingly solicit, accept, or |
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agree to accept any benefit for having exercised the Director's |
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official powers or performed the Director's official duties in |
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favor of another; or |
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(6) have a personal interest in an agreement executed |
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by the District. |
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(f) Not later than April 30 each year, a Director shall file |
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with the Bexar County clerk a verified financial statement |
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complying with Sections 572.022, 572.023, 572.024, and 572.0252, |
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Government Code. The District shall keep a copy of a financial |
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statement filed under this section in the main office of the |
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District. |
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Sec. 8C. (a) A Director may be recalled for: |
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(1) incompetency or official misconduct as defined by |
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Section 21.022, Local Government Code; |
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(2) conviction of a felony; |
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(3) incapacity; |
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(4) failure to file a financial statement as required |
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by Section 8B(f) of this Act; |
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(5) failure to complete a training program described |
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by Section 8B(a) or (b) of this Act; or |
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(6) failure to maintain residency in the District. |
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(b) If at least 10 percent of the voters in the District |
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submit a petition to the Board requesting the recall of a Director, |
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the Board, not later than the 10th day after the date the petition |
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is submitted, shall mail a written notice of the petition and the |
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date of its submission to each registered voter in the District. |
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(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date a petition |
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requesting the recall of a Director is submitted, the Board shall |
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order an election on the question of recalling the Director. |
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(d) A recall election under this section may be held on any |
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uniform election date. |
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(e) If a majority of the District voters voting at an |
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election held under this section favor the recall of the Director, |
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the Director is recalled and ceases to be a Director. |
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Sec. 10A. All Board reimbursements and expenditures must be |
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approved by the Board in a regularly scheduled meeting. |
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Sec. 10B. The Board may not select the same auditor to |
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conduct an audit required by Section 49.191, Water Code, for more |
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than three consecutive annual audits. |
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SECTION 2.04. (a) Section 8, Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, as amended by this Act, applies |
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only to a member of the board of directors of the Bexar Metropolitan |
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Water District who is elected to the board on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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(b) Section 8A, Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1945, as added by this Act, applies only to a |
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member of the board of directors of the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District who is elected to the board on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A director who is elected before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect when the director was |
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elected, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(c) For two of the numbered single-member district |
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director's positions that expire in 2012, the district shall call |
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and hold an election on a uniform election date in that year to |
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elect the directors for those positions for terms that expire on the |
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uniform election date in November 2013. For the other two |
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director's positions that expire in 2012, the district shall call |
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and hold an election on the same uniform election date in that year |
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to elect the directors for those positions for terms that expire on |
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the uniform election date in November 2014. The district shall |
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determine by lot which single-member districts shall elect |
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directors to serve one-year terms and which shall elect directors |
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to serve two-year terms. |
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ARTICLE 3. CREATION OF THE ALAMO WATER DISTRICT IF VOTERS DISSOLVE |
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THE BEXAR METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE 1 |
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SECTION 3.01. (a) The Bexar Metropolitan Water District is |
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dissolved. The district shall stay in effect to complete the |
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transfer under Section 3.05 of this article. |
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(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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enter an order dissolving the Bexar Metropolitan Water District. |
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SECTION 3.02. Sections 1 and 8, Chapter 306, Acts of the |
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49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 1. Under [In obedience to the provisions of] Article |
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16, Section 59 of the Constitution of Texas, there is [hereby] |
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created the Alamo Water District. [Bexar Metropolitan Water
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District, hereinafter in this Act sometimes called the "District."] |
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Sec. 8. (a) [.] The seven [five (5)] members of the Board of |
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Directors are [shall hereafter be] elected to staggered two-year |
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terms in an election held on the uniform election date in November. |
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Directors are elected from numbered single-member districts |
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established by the Board. The Board shall revise each |
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single-member district after each decennial census to reflect |
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population changes and to conform with state law, the federal |
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 1973 et seq.), and any |
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applicable court order [for a term of six (6) years each, provided
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that an election for two (2) Directors for a term of six (6) years
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shall be held on the first Tuesday in April, 1954; the terms of
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three (3) members of the present Board shall be, and are, hereby,
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extended to the first Tuesday in April, 1957; and the present
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Directors shall determine such three (3) by lot. Three (3)
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Directors shall be elected on the first Tuesday in April, 1957, and
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two (2) Directors and three (3) Directors, alternately, shall be
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elected each three (3) years thereafter on the first Tuesday in
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April as the six-year terms expire]. At an election of Directors, |
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the candidate from each single-member district who receives [The
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two (2) or three (3) persons, respectively, receiving] the greatest |
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number of votes is [shall be declared] elected to represent that |
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single-member district. Each Director shall hold office until his |
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successor is [shall have been] elected or appointed and has [shall
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have] qualified. |
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(a-1) A person is not eligible to serve as a Director for |
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more than three terms or for more than a total of seven years of |
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service.[;] |
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(b) Such [such] elections shall be called, conducted and |
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canvassed in the manner provided by the Election Code. [Chapter 25,
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General Laws of the Thirty-ninth Legislature, Regular Session,
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1925, and any amendments thereto;] |
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(c) The [the] Board of Directors shall fill all vacancies on |
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the Board by appointment and such appointees shall hold office |
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until a successor elected at the next scheduled election date has |
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qualified. [for the unexpired term for which they were appointed;] |
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(d) Any four [any three] members of the Board are [shall
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constitute] a quorum for the adoption or [of] passage of any |
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resolution or order or the transaction of any business of the |
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District.[;] |
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(e) A Director must [Directors succeeding the first Board,
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whether now or hereafter elected, shall] be a qualified voter of the |
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single-member district from which the Director is elected [resident
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electors of Bexar County, Texas, and owners of taxable property
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within the area comprising said District, and shall organize in
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like manner]. |
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(f) A payment to a Director for fees of office under Section |
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49.060, Water Code, may not be made for a meeting that occurs in a |
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different fiscal year from the one in which the payment is made. |
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|
SECTION 3.03. Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th Legislature, |
|
|
Regular Session, 1945, is amended by adding Sections 1A, 8A, 8B, 8C, |
|
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10A, and 10B to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1A. In this Act: |
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(1) "Board" means the District's Board of Directors. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(3) "Director" means a Board member. |
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(4) "District" means the Alamo Water District. |
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Sec. 8A. (a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to be |
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elected or appointed as a Director, a person must have: |
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(1) resided continuously in the single-member |
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district that the person seeks to represent for 12 months |
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immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for |
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the candidate's application for a place on the ballot; |
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(2) viewed the open government training video provided |
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by the attorney general and provided to the Board a signed affidavit |
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stating that the candidate viewed the video; |
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(3) obtained 200 signatures from individuals living in |
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the District; and |
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(4) paid a filing fee of $250 or filed a petition in |
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lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements prescribed |
|
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by Section 141.062, Election Code. |
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|
(b) In this subsection, "political contribution" and |
|
|
"specific-purpose committee" have the meanings assigned by Section |
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251.001, Election Code. A Director or a candidate for the office of |
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Director may not knowingly accept political contributions from a |
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person that in the aggregate exceed $500 in connection with each |
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election in which the person is involved. For purposes of this |
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subsection, a contribution to a specific-purpose committee for the |
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purpose of supporting a candidate for the office of Director, |
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opposing the candidate's opponent, or assisting the candidate as an |
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officeholder is considered to be a contribution to the candidate. |
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Sec. 8B. (a) A person who is elected or appointed to and |
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qualifies for office as a Director may not vote, deliberate, or be |
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counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the Board until |
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the person completes a training program on District management |
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issues. The training program must provide information to the |
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person regarding: |
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(1) the enabling legislation that created the |
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District; |
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(2) the operation of the District; |
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(3) the role and functions of the Board; |
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(4) the rules of the Board; |
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(5) the current budget for the Board; |
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(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the |
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Board; |
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(7) the requirements of the: |
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(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government |
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Code; |
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(B) open records law, Chapter 552, Government |
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Code; and |
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(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, |
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Government Code; |
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(8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws |
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and other laws relating to public officials; and |
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(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the |
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Board or the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may |
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create an advanced training program designed for a person who has |
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previously completed a training program described by Subsection (a) |
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of this section. If the commission creates an advanced training |
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program under this subsection, a person who completes that advanced |
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training program is considered to have met the person's obligation |
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under Subsection (a) of this section. |
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(c) Each Director who is elected or appointed shall complete |
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a training program described by Subsection (a) or (b) of this |
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section at least once in each term the Director serves. |
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(d) The Board shall adopt rules regarding the completion of |
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the training program described by Subsection (a) or (b) of this |
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section by a person who is elected or appointed to and qualifies for |
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office as a Director. A Director described by this subsection who |
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does not comply with Board rules is considered incompetent as to the |
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performance of the duties of a Director in any action to remove the |
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Director from office. |
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(e) A Director may not: |
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(1) accept or solicit a gift, favor, or service, the |
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value of which exceeds $25 per gift, favor, or service, that: |
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(A) might reasonably influence the Director in |
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the discharge of an official duty; or |
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(B) the Director knows or should know is being |
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offered with the intent to influence the Director's official |
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conduct; |
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(2) accept other employment or engage in a business or |
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professional activity that the Director might reasonably expect |
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would require or induce the Director to disclose confidential |
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information acquired by reason of the official position; |
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(3) accept other employment or compensation that could |
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reasonably be expected to impair the Director's independence of |
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judgment in the performance of the Director's official duties; |
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(4) make personal investments that could reasonably be |
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expected to create a substantial conflict between the Director's |
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private interest and the interest of the District; |
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(5) intentionally or knowingly solicit, accept, or |
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agree to accept any benefit for having exercised the Director's |
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official powers or performed the Director's official duties in |
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favor of another; or |
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(6) have a personal interest in an agreement executed |
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by the District. |
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(f) Not later than April 30 each year, a Director shall file |
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with the Bexar County clerk a verified financial statement |
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complying with Sections 572.022, 572.023, 572.024, and 572.0252, |
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Government Code. The District shall keep a copy of a financial |
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statement filed under this section in the main office of the |
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District. |
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Sec. 8C. (a) A Director may be recalled for: |
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(1) incompetency or official misconduct as defined by |
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Section 21.022, Local Government Code; |
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(2) conviction of a felony; |
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(3) incapacity; |
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(4) failure to file a financial statement as required |
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by Section 8B(f) of this Act; |
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(5) failure to complete a training program described |
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by Section 8B(a) or (b) of this Act; or |
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(6) failure to maintain residency in the District. |
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(b) If at least 10 percent of the voters in the District |
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submit a petition to the Board requesting the recall of a Director, |
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the Board, not later than the 10th day after the date the petition |
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is submitted, shall mail a written notice of the petition and the |
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date of its submission to each registered voter in the District. |
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(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date a petition |
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requesting the recall of a Director is submitted, the Board shall |
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order an election on the question of recalling the Director. |
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(d) A recall election under this section may be held on any |
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uniform election date. |
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(e) If a majority of the District voters voting at an |
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election held under this section favor the recall of the Director, |
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the Director is recalled and ceases to be a Director. |
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Sec. 10A. All Board reimbursements and expenditures must be |
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approved by the Board in a regularly scheduled meeting. |
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Sec. 10B. The Board may not select the same auditor to |
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conduct an audit required by Section 49.191, Water Code, for more |
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than three consecutive annual audits. |
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SECTION 3.04. Sections 7, 27A, 27D, 27F, 27G, and 33A, |
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Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, |
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are repealed. |
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SECTION 3.05. Not later than one month after the effective |
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date of this article under Section 1.02 of this Act: |
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(1) all functions and activities performed |
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immediately before that date by the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District are transferred to the Alamo Water District; |
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(2) a rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of |
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the Bexar Metropolitan Water District continues in effect as a |
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rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the Alamo Water |
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District and remains in effect until amended or replaced by the |
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Alamo Water District; |
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(3) a reference in law or administrative rule to the |
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Bexar Metropolitan Water District means the Alamo Water District; |
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(4) all money, contracts, leases, rights, property, |
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records, and bonds and other obligations of the Bexar Metropolitan |
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Water District are transferred to the Alamo Water District; |
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(5) a court case, administrative proceeding, contract |
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negotiation, or other proceeding involving the Bexar Metropolitan |
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Water District is transferred without change in status to the Alamo |
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Water District, and the Alamo Water District assumes, without a |
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change in status, the position of the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District in a negotiation or proceeding relating to an activity |
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transferred by this article to the Alamo Water District to which the |
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Bexar Metropolitan Water District is a party; and |
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(6) an employee of the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District who earns less than $50,000 per year becomes an employee of |
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the Alamo Water District. |
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SECTION 3.06. (a) Not later than the transfer under Section |
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3.05 of this article, commissioners courts shall appoint the |
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initial board of the Alamo Water District as follows: |
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(1) three members appointed by the Commissioners Court |
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of Bexar County; |
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(2) two members appointed by the Commissioners Court |
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of Atascosa County; |
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(3) two members appointed by the Commissioners Court |
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of Medina County; and |
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(4) two members appointed by the Commissioners Court |
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of Comal County. |
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(b) The initial board serves until directors are elected as |
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provided by Section 8, Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1945, as amended by this article, on the first |
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uniform election date in November following the date the district |
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is created that allows compliance with that section. |
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(c) The initial board may not include a person serving as a |
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director on the day before the effective date of this article. |
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(d) Sections 8B(a)(1), 8A(a)(3), 8A(a)(4), 8A(b), 8B(a), |
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8B(c), and 8B(f), Chapter 306, Acts of the 49th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1945, as added by this article, do not apply to an |
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initial director. |
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(e) The initial board shall draw seven single-member voting |
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districts in the district according to Section 8(a), Chapter 306, |
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Acts of the 49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, as amended by |
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this article. |
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SECTION 3.07. The first members of the board of directors of |
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the Alamo Water District elected under the changes in law made by |
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this article shall agree on, or draw lots to determine, which |
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member's term expires one year from the date the term began, and |
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which member's term expires two years from the date the term began. |
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SECTION 3.08. The boundaries of the Alamo Water District |
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are coterminous with the boundaries of the Bexar Metropolitan Water |
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District as they existed immediately before the effective date of |
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this article under Section 1.02 of this Act. |
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ARTICLE 4. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACT |
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SECTION 4.01. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, |
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this Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |