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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 9. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC BUILDING PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE

TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 301. RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES JOINTLY

ESTABLISHED BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Sec. 301.001. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL

FACILITY. (a) In this chapter, "recreational or cultural

facility" means an auditorium, civic center, convention center,

or exposition center.

(b) The commissioners court of a county and the governing body

of a municipality in that county may jointly erect, acquire,

equip, maintain, and operate a recreational or cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.002. FINANCING OF RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL FACILITY.

The recreational or cultural facility may be financed out of the

general revenues of the county and the municipality in

proportions that the commissioners court of the county and the

governing body of the municipality decide are appropriate.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.003. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO BOARD OF MANAGERS;

DONATIONS. (a) The commissioners court of the county and the

governing body of the municipality, by resolution or other proper

action, may delegate to a board of managers the authority to

acquire land for a recreational or cultural facility by purchase

or lease and to erect, maintain, and equip a recreational or

cultural facility.

(b) The board, for the benefit of the recreational or cultural

facility, may accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the county

and municipality and may borrow, receive, exchange, sell, and

lend property. If a donor specifies a purpose for a gift or loan,

the board shall use the gift or loan for that purpose.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.004. COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF BOARD OF

MANAGERS. (a) The board of managers must consist of seven

members. The commissioners court of the county and the governing

body of the municipality shall each appoint three members and

shall jointly appoint one member.

(b) The members of the board are appointed for staggered terms

of two years with the terms of two members appointed by the

commissioners court and two members appointed by the governing

body of the municipality expiring on February 1 of each

odd-numbered year and the remaining terms expiring on February 1

of each even-numbered year.

(c) When the commissioners court or the governing body of the

municipality makes its initial appointments to the board, it

shall designate two of the members it appoints for terms expiring

on the first February 1 of an odd-numbered year that follows the

date of the appointments. The remaining appointments shall be

designated for terms that expire on the first February 1 of an

even-numbered year that follows the date of the appointments.

(d) A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired

part of the term in the same manner that the original appointment

was made.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 301.005. CHAIRMAN AND OTHER OFFICERS. Each year the board

shall elect a chairman. The chairman shall preside over board

meetings and shall sign the contracts, agreements, and other

instruments made by the board on behalf of the county and the

municipality. The board may elect other officers.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 301.006. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO CONTRACT. The board may

make any contract connected with or incidental to establishing,

equipping, maintaining, or operating the recreational or cultural

facility and may expend funds set aside by the county and the

municipality for purposes connected with operating and

maintaining the recreational or cultural facility. However, the

board may not bind the county or the municipality to make an

expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated by the county

or the municipality for the benefit of the recreational or

cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.007. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) Each year

the board shall prepare and present to the commissioners court of

the county and the governing body of the municipality a complete

financial statement about the condition of the recreational or

cultural facility and a proposed budget for the anticipated

financial needs of the recreational or cultural facility for the

next year.

(b) On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the

commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the

municipality may appropriate to the board an amount of money that

the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of

the municipality consider proper and necessary for the operation

of the recreational or cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.008. PERSONNEL. The board may employ a superintendent

or manager of the recreational or cultural facility. The

superintendent or manager, with the consent of the board, may

employ permanent or temporary personnel that are necessary for

the maintenance and operation of the recreational or cultural

facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Texas > Local-government-code > Title-9-public-buildings-and-grounds > Chapter-301-recreational-and-cultural-facilities-jointly-established-by-counties-and-municipalities

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 9. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC BUILDING PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE

TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 301. RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES JOINTLY

ESTABLISHED BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Sec. 301.001. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL

FACILITY. (a) In this chapter, "recreational or cultural

facility" means an auditorium, civic center, convention center,

or exposition center.

(b) The commissioners court of a county and the governing body

of a municipality in that county may jointly erect, acquire,

equip, maintain, and operate a recreational or cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.002. FINANCING OF RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL FACILITY.

The recreational or cultural facility may be financed out of the

general revenues of the county and the municipality in

proportions that the commissioners court of the county and the

governing body of the municipality decide are appropriate.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.003. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO BOARD OF MANAGERS;

DONATIONS. (a) The commissioners court of the county and the

governing body of the municipality, by resolution or other proper

action, may delegate to a board of managers the authority to

acquire land for a recreational or cultural facility by purchase

or lease and to erect, maintain, and equip a recreational or

cultural facility.

(b) The board, for the benefit of the recreational or cultural

facility, may accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the county

and municipality and may borrow, receive, exchange, sell, and

lend property. If a donor specifies a purpose for a gift or loan,

the board shall use the gift or loan for that purpose.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.004. COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF BOARD OF

MANAGERS. (a) The board of managers must consist of seven

members. The commissioners court of the county and the governing

body of the municipality shall each appoint three members and

shall jointly appoint one member.

(b) The members of the board are appointed for staggered terms

of two years with the terms of two members appointed by the

commissioners court and two members appointed by the governing

body of the municipality expiring on February 1 of each

odd-numbered year and the remaining terms expiring on February 1

of each even-numbered year.

(c) When the commissioners court or the governing body of the

municipality makes its initial appointments to the board, it

shall designate two of the members it appoints for terms expiring

on the first February 1 of an odd-numbered year that follows the

date of the appointments. The remaining appointments shall be

designated for terms that expire on the first February 1 of an

even-numbered year that follows the date of the appointments.

(d) A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired

part of the term in the same manner that the original appointment

was made.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 301.005. CHAIRMAN AND OTHER OFFICERS. Each year the board

shall elect a chairman. The chairman shall preside over board

meetings and shall sign the contracts, agreements, and other

instruments made by the board on behalf of the county and the

municipality. The board may elect other officers.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 301.006. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO CONTRACT. The board may

make any contract connected with or incidental to establishing,

equipping, maintaining, or operating the recreational or cultural

facility and may expend funds set aside by the county and the

municipality for purposes connected with operating and

maintaining the recreational or cultural facility. However, the

board may not bind the county or the municipality to make an

expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated by the county

or the municipality for the benefit of the recreational or

cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.007. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) Each year

the board shall prepare and present to the commissioners court of

the county and the governing body of the municipality a complete

financial statement about the condition of the recreational or

cultural facility and a proposed budget for the anticipated

financial needs of the recreational or cultural facility for the

next year.

(b) On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the

commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the

municipality may appropriate to the board an amount of money that

the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of

the municipality consider proper and necessary for the operation

of the recreational or cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.008. PERSONNEL. The board may employ a superintendent

or manager of the recreational or cultural facility. The

superintendent or manager, with the consent of the board, may

employ permanent or temporary personnel that are necessary for

the maintenance and operation of the recreational or cultural

facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 9. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC BUILDING PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE

TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 301. RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES JOINTLY

ESTABLISHED BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Sec. 301.001. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL

FACILITY. (a) In this chapter, "recreational or cultural

facility" means an auditorium, civic center, convention center,

or exposition center.

(b) The commissioners court of a county and the governing body

of a municipality in that county may jointly erect, acquire,

equip, maintain, and operate a recreational or cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.002. FINANCING OF RECREATIONAL OR CULTURAL FACILITY.

The recreational or cultural facility may be financed out of the

general revenues of the county and the municipality in

proportions that the commissioners court of the county and the

governing body of the municipality decide are appropriate.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.003. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO BOARD OF MANAGERS;

DONATIONS. (a) The commissioners court of the county and the

governing body of the municipality, by resolution or other proper

action, may delegate to a board of managers the authority to

acquire land for a recreational or cultural facility by purchase

or lease and to erect, maintain, and equip a recreational or

cultural facility.

(b) The board, for the benefit of the recreational or cultural

facility, may accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the county

and municipality and may borrow, receive, exchange, sell, and

lend property. If a donor specifies a purpose for a gift or loan,

the board shall use the gift or loan for that purpose.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.004. COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF BOARD OF

MANAGERS. (a) The board of managers must consist of seven

members. The commissioners court of the county and the governing

body of the municipality shall each appoint three members and

shall jointly appoint one member.

(b) The members of the board are appointed for staggered terms

of two years with the terms of two members appointed by the

commissioners court and two members appointed by the governing

body of the municipality expiring on February 1 of each

odd-numbered year and the remaining terms expiring on February 1

of each even-numbered year.

(c) When the commissioners court or the governing body of the

municipality makes its initial appointments to the board, it

shall designate two of the members it appoints for terms expiring

on the first February 1 of an odd-numbered year that follows the

date of the appointments. The remaining appointments shall be

designated for terms that expire on the first February 1 of an

even-numbered year that follows the date of the appointments.

(d) A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired

part of the term in the same manner that the original appointment

was made.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 301.005. CHAIRMAN AND OTHER OFFICERS. Each year the board

shall elect a chairman. The chairman shall preside over board

meetings and shall sign the contracts, agreements, and other

instruments made by the board on behalf of the county and the

municipality. The board may elect other officers.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 301.006. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO CONTRACT. The board may

make any contract connected with or incidental to establishing,

equipping, maintaining, or operating the recreational or cultural

facility and may expend funds set aside by the county and the

municipality for purposes connected with operating and

maintaining the recreational or cultural facility. However, the

board may not bind the county or the municipality to make an

expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated by the county

or the municipality for the benefit of the recreational or

cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.007. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET. (a) Each year

the board shall prepare and present to the commissioners court of

the county and the governing body of the municipality a complete

financial statement about the condition of the recreational or

cultural facility and a proposed budget for the anticipated

financial needs of the recreational or cultural facility for the

next year.

(b) On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the

commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the

municipality may appropriate to the board an amount of money that

the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of

the municipality consider proper and necessary for the operation

of the recreational or cultural facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 301.008. PERSONNEL. The board may employ a superintendent

or manager of the recreational or cultural facility. The

superintendent or manager, with the consent of the board, may

employ permanent or temporary personnel that are necessary for

the maintenance and operation of the recreational or cultural

facility.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 483, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.


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