LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES

(Published on August 26, 2004)

PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF PELICAN BAY
TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The City of Pelican Bay will hold a public hearingat 6:30 pm on September14,2004, at
Pelican Bay City Hall in regard to the submissionof an application to the Office of Rural
Community Affairs for a Texas Community Development Program (TCDP) gant. The
purpose of this meeting is to allow citizens an opportunity to discuss the citizen
participationplan, the developmentof local housing and developmentneeds,the amount
of TCDP funding available,all eligible TCDP activities,and the use of past TCDP funds.
The City encouragescitizens to participatein the developmentof this TCDP application
and to make their views known at this public hearing. Citizens unable to attend this
meeting may submit their views and proposalsto Ms. Nancy Nold, City Secretaryat the
City Hall. Personswith disabilities that wish to attendthis meeting should contactCity
Hall to affange for assistance. Individuals who require auxillary aids or services for this
meeting should contact City Hall at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate
arrangementscan be made.

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Tel.: 972/442-6578 P.O.Box222

Fax: 972/442-6598 Wylie,Texas75098
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 NOTICE OF A WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE
GOVERNING BODY OF PELICAN BAY

Notice is hereby given that a workshop meetingof the GoverningBody of the abovenamedCity or Town will
be held on the 17th day of August, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall at 1300PelicanCircle, PelicanBay,
Texas,at which time the followingsubjectswill be discussed,
to wit:

1. CALLTOORDER.

2. ROLLCALL.

3. EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP.

4. BUDGET WORKSHOP.

f,. ADJOURN TO SPECIAL MEETING

6. CALL TO ORDER.

7. APPROVE THE DISPOSITION OF TIIE POLICE VEHICLES.

8. DISCUSSRESERVEPOLICE OFFICERS.

9. REVIEW AI\D APPROVE TERMINATION OF A FIREFIGHTER.

10. REVIEW AND DISCUSSFIRB DEPARTMENT RADIOS.

11. REVIEW AND APPROVE PI]RCHASE OF TIRES FOR BRUSH TRUCK.

12. CONSIDER AND APPROVE F'IRE DEPARTMENT FUND RAISING PROGRAMS.

13. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTROLLED BTJRN.

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SEC.551.074,TEXAS

GOVERNMENT CODE TO HEAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST A}[D TO DELIBERATE THE
APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE,
ORDISMISSAL OF THE EMPLOYEESWHOSE NAMES ARE LISTED BELOW:

CHARLES CLARTq NAI\CY NOLD, DELORES KNIGHT, KATHY WILCOX, MIKE LOWERY,
DIATIE HESTER. JOHN BAILEY. RICKEY MEREDITH. JODY LITTLE AND SCOTT PARKER.

15. ADJOURN.

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice ofWorkshop Meeting ofthe Governing Body ofthe City Petican
Bay is a true and correct copy ofsaid Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy ofsaid Notice on the bulletin board, in the City
Hall of the City in Pelican Bay, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessibleto the general public at all times and said notice was
posted on August 13th, 2004, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled
time of the meeting.

Dated this the 13thday of August 2004.

City of Pelican Bay

 NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
GOVERNINGBODY
OF
PELICAN BAY

On this the 24th day of August,2004,the Councilof the City of PelicanBay convenedin a meeting,the samebeingopen
to the public at the regular meetingplacethereof,in the City Hall, and noticeof said meetinghavingtime,placeand
subjectthereof,havingbeenpostedasprescribedin Article 6261-17V.S.C.S.

1. CALL TO ORDER. MayorHawkinscalledthemeetingto orderat7:02p.m.

,,
ROLL CALL. Alderman Keller, Alderman Hunter, Alderman Sparks and Alderman McElyea were present.
Alderman Davis was absent. Citv Attornev Staolesattendedthe meetins.

3. REVIEW AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSED TAX RATE, TAKE R.ECORD VOTE AND
SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING. A motion was madeby Alderman Keller and secondedby Alderman Sparksto
approvethe proposedtax rate and to schedulea Public Hearing on September4, at l0:00 a.m. The motion passedby a
vote of 4/FOR and 0/OPPOSED

4, DISCUSS AND APPROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRESS CODE. Alderman Sparksmoved to table this item
until Council can get more information. Alderman Keller secondedthe motion. The motion did not passby a vote of
2/FOR, 3/OPPOSEDas Mayor Hawkins broke the tie vote. After somediscussion,Alderman Hunter moved to allow
Police Officers a choice as to wearing an 8 point hat or a police ball cap that is black with white letters so that it stays
in uniform and to table the dresscode until the next council meetingwhen somethingon paper can be considered.
Alderman Sparkssecondedthe motion. The motion passedby a vote of 4/FOR and 0/OPPOSED.

DISCUSS AND APPROVE NO SMOKING POLICIES IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CITY VEHICLES. A
motion was made by Alderrnan Hunter to get Mr. Staplesto draft an ordinance for this issue.Alderman Sparks
secondedthe motion that passedbv a vote of 4/FOR and 0/OPPOSED.

6. APPROVAL OF TERMINATION OF A POLICE OFFICER. After much discussion,Officer Parkergave

perrnissionfor the Council to discusshis personnelmattersin public ratherthan in Executive Session.A motion was
made by Alderman Sparks and secondedby Alderman Keller to not approve the termination. The motion passedby a
vote of 4/FOR and 0/OPPOSED.

7. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

Therebeing no Citizen ParticipationMayor Hawkins adjournedthe meetingat

8. ADJOURNMENT.
7:58p.m.

PASSED
ANDAPPROVEDTHIS 14tI'DAYOF SEPTEMBER
2004.

APPROVED: ATTEST:
 NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
GOVERNING BODY
OF
PELICAN BAY

Noticeis herebygiventhat a meetingof the GoverningBody of the abovenamedCity or Town will be held on the 24th
day of August,2004at 7:00 P.M. in the City Ilall at 1300PelicanCircle,PelicanBay, Texas,at which time the following
subjectswill be discussed,
to wit:

1. CALL TO ORDER.

7 ROLL CALL

3. REVIEW AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSEDTAX RATE, TAKE RECORD VOTE AND
SCHEDULE PTJBLICHEARING.

4. DISCUSSAND APPROVE POLICE UNIFORMS.

5. DISCUSSAND APPROVE NO SMOKING POLICIES IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CITY VEHICLES.

6. DISCUSSAND APPROVE F'ACIAL HAIR ON CITY EMPLOYEES.

7. APPROVAL OF TERMINATION OF A POLICE OFF'ICER.

8. CITIZENPARTICIPATION.

9. ADJOURNMENT.

I, the undersignedauthority, do herebycertify that the aboveNoticeof A Meeting of the GoverningBody of the City
PelicanBay is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posteda true and correct copy of said Noticeon the
bulletin board, in the City Hall of the City in PelicanBay, Texas,a place convenientand readily accessible to the
generalpublic at all times and said notice was postedon August 20th, 2004,at 6:00 O'clock P.M., and remainedso
postedcontinuouslyfor at least72 hoursprecedingthe scheduled time of the meeting.

City of PelicanBay Datedthis the 20th day of August2004.

 NOTICE OF'A SPECIALMEETING
OF'THE
GOVERNING BODY
oF'
PELICANBAY

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Governing Body of the above named City or Town will be held on the 24th
day of August, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall at 1300 Pelican Circle, Pelican Bay, Texas, at which time the following
subjects will be discussed,to wit:

1. CA LLT O O R D E R .

,,
ROLL CALL

3. REVIEW AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSEDTAX RATE. TAKE RECORD VOTE AND
SCITEDULEPUBLIC HEARING.

DISCUSSAI\D APPROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRESSCODE.

5. DISCUSSAND APPROVE NO SMOKTNGPOLICIESIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CITY VEHICLES.

6. APPROVAL OF'TERMINATION OF A POLICE OFF'ICER.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

8. ADJOURNMENT.

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of A Meeting of the Governing Body of the City
Pelican Bay is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the
bulletin board, in the City Hall of the City in Pelican Bay, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessibleto the
general public at all times and said notice was posted on August 20th, 2004, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., and remained so
posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduledtime of the meeting.

City of Pelican Bay Datedthis the 20th day of August2004.

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 NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OFTHE
GOVERNING BODY
OF
PELICAN BAY

Noticeis herebygiventhat a meetingof the GoverningBody of the abovenamedCity or Town will be held on the 24th
day of August,2004at 7:00P.M. in the City Hall at 1300PelicanCircle,PelicanBay, Texas,at which time the following
subjectswill be discussed,
to wit:

1. C^ALLTO ORDER.

, ROLL CALL

3. REYIEW AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSEDTAX RATE, TAKE RECORD VOTE AND
SCHEDULE PT]BLIC HEARING.

4. DISCUSSAND APPROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRESSCODE.

J. DISCUSSAND APPROVE NO SMOKING POLICIES IN PUBLIC BIIILDINGS AND CITY VEHICLES.

6. APPROVAL OF TERMINATION OF A POLICE OF'F'ICER.

1 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

8. ADJOIIRNMENT.

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of A Meeting of the Governing Body of the City
Pelican Bay is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the
bulletin board, in the City Hall of the City in Pelican Bay, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessibleto the
general public at all times and said notice was posted on August 20th, 2004, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., and remained so
posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduledtime of the meeting.

City of Pelican Bay Datedthis the 20th day of August2004.

 2004PropertyTaxRatesin CITY OF PELICANBAY
This noticcconcems2fi)4 propertytar ratesfor CITY OF PELICANBAY. It
prcsents infomation about thrcc til mtes. Last yeals tffi nte i8 thc lctual rate thc
taxing unit used to dctermine property taxes last year. This year's efreciive tax rate
would impose the same total tsxes as lest year if you comparc propertics taxed in
both years, This ycar's rollback tax rate is thc highest tax rate the taxing unit can set
beforc taxpayers csn stsrt tax rollback proccdures. In cach case thcse rstes are found
by dividing tte total amount of taxcs by the tax base (the total valuc of taxabls
property) with adjustments as rcquired by state law. Tbe ratcs are given per $100 of
prcpoftyvaluc,
Lagtyeor'8tsr rrte:
Lastyea/soperating
taxes 8122,457
Lastyeadsdebttaxee $17,576
Lastycsdstoialtaxas $140,033
Lastyea/staxbrse $16,001,613
Lastyeafstotal tax rate 0.875I I 8 /$I 00
Thlsyerrreeffectivetrr rrte:
LastyeaCs adjustedtaxos S139,851
(aftersubtnctiugtaxeson lostproperty)
+ Thisyeat'sadjustedtf,xbrse $16,386,957
(affersubtracting
valu! ofnew property)

- Thisyeailseffectirctrx rate 0.853428

/$100
x 1.03-maximumrateunlcssunit 0.879030/$100
publishes
uoticesandholdshearing
Thls yorrrr rollbrck trx rrte:
Lssryear'sadjustcdoperatingtaxes(after $122,298
subtracth8taxeson lostpmpertyandadjusting
for anytransfenedfirnction,taf, iucrcment
financing,and/orcnhanced indigenthealthcarc
expeaditures)

+ TbisyeaCs
adjusted
taxbas€ $16,386,957
yaCs cffectiveopentingEte
- This 0.7463
13/$100
x L08 : thisyear'smaximumoperating
mte 0.8060
I 8 /$I 00
+ Thisyear'sdebtnte 0.092481
/$100
= Thisyearrsrollbackrate 0.898499
/$100
 Statement of Increlse,/I)ecrease
If CITY OF PELICANBAY adoprsa 2004tax rateequalto the effectivetax rateof
$0,853428 per$100ofvalue,taxcswould increase compared to 2003taxesby
s24.255.
Schedule A - Unencumbered FundBalsnces
The following estimated
balanccs
will be left in theunit'spropertytax accounlsat the
endofthe fisal yer. Thesebalaoces arcuot encumbercd by a conespondingdebt
obligation.
TypeofPropertyTrr Futrd Brlatrce

Schedule
B - 2004DebtServlce
Thcuuit plus to paythc followingamountsfor long-temdcbtsthatue sccurcdby
propertytaxes.Theseamountswill bepaidfrompropertytnx revenues (or additionrl
salcstax rcvenues,if applicable).
Prlnclpalor Inter$t to bo
ContrrctPryment Paldfrom Other
Descrlption to bePaldfrom Property Amounts Totsl
ofDebt ProD€rtv Tsres Tster to bePeld Payment

FIRETRUCK $10,083 $O s0 $10,083

cAsco $3,77s $0 $0 s3,775
FIRSTBANK $3,945 $O $0 $3,945
Total Requircd for 2004 Dcbt Seryice $17,803
- Amount (if any) paid frcm funds listed in ScheduleA $0
- Amount (if any) paid from other resources $0
- Excesscollections last ycar $0
* Total to be paid from taxes in 2004 s17,803
4 Amount added in anticipation thatthe unit will $0
collect only 100,00%ofits tues in 2004

- Tota[ Debt Levy $17,803

Thisnoticecontains a eummary ofactualeffcctivcandrollbacktaxrates'calculations.

You csn inspecta copyofthe ftll calculations
et -
Nameofpenon prcparinglhis notice:
Tirle:
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Nondiscriminationon the Basisof Disabiliff i,r StateandLocal Governrnent Page I ot 64

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General

28 CFR PART 35

[Order No. ]

Nondiscriminationon the Basisof Disabilityin Stateand Local GovernmentServices

AGENCY: Departmentof Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule implementssubtitleA of title II of theAmericrans with DisabilitiesAct, Pub.

L. 101-336,whichprohibitsdiscrimination on thebasisof disabilityb'ypublicentities.SubtitleA
protectsqualifiedindividualswith disabilitiesfrom discriminationon the basisof disabilityin the
services,programs,or activitiesof all Stateandlocal governments. It extendsthe prohibitionof
discriminationin federallyassistedprogramsestablished by section504 of the RehabilitationAct of
1973to all activitiesof Stateandlocal govemrnents, includingthosethat do not receiveFederal
financialassistance, andincorporates specificprohibitionsof discriminationon the basisof disability
from titles I, III, andV of the Americanswith DisabilitiesAct. This ru[e,therefore,adoptsthe
generalprohibitionsof discriminationestablished undersection504,aswell asthe requirementsfor
makingprogramsaccessible to individualswith disabilitiesandfor pr,ovidingequallyeffective
communications. It alsosetsforth standardsfor whatconstitutesdiscriminationon the basisof
mentalor physicaldisability,providesa definitionof disabilityandqualifiedindividualwith a
disability,andestablishes a complaintrnechanism for resolvingallegationsof discrimination.

EFFECTM DATE: Ianuary26,1992.

FOR F{IRTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

BarbaraS. Drake,DeputyAssistantAttomeyGeneral,Civil RightsDivision; StewartB. Oneglia,

Chief,CoordinationandReviewSection,Civil RightsDivision; JohnL. Wodatch,Director,Office
on the Americanswith DisabilitiesAct, Civil RightsDivision; all of the U.S.Departmentof Justice,
Washington,D.C. 20530.Theseindividualsmaybe contactedthroughthe Division'sADA
InformationLineat(202)514-0301 (Voice),(202)514-0381 (TDD),or(202)514-0383(TDD).
Thesetelephonenumbersarenot toll-freenumbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :

Background.

The landmarkAmericanswith DisabilitiesAct ("ADA" or "theAct"), enactedon July 26, Igg0,

providescomprehensivecivil rights protectionsto individualswith disabilities in the areasof
employment,public accommodations, Stateandlocal governrnent services,andtelecommunications.

This regulationimplementssubtitleA of title tr of the ADA, which appliesto Stateandlocal

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HEA.LTH& SAFETY CODE

CHAPTER385. BUILDINGS
INDOORAIR QUAITTY IN GOVERNMENT

S 385. 001. DE FINTTfONS . rn t h is c h a p t e r:

(1) "A ir contamin a n t " me a n s a g a s e o u s , liq u id , or
s olid su b stance or combination o f s u b s t a n c e s t h a t is in a f o rm t ha t
i s tr an sp o r ted by or in air a n d h a s t h e p o t e n t ia l t o b e d ' e t rime n t a l
t o hu m a n heafth.
(2) "B oard" mea n s t h e T e x a s B o a rd o f He a lt h .
(3) "Government b u ild in g " me a n s a b u ild in g t h a t is :
(A ) owne d , o r le a s e d f o r a t e rm o f a t le a s t t h r e
mon ths- h rz: qf : 1. a r r nr r or nm enf n' l entif\/ 1-1r hrz e
q n o l 'i
yvr !L tiCal
s ub d ivisio n of this state, in c lu d in g a c o u n t y , mu n ic ip a lit y ,
s pe cia l pu r pose district, or s c h o o l d is t ric t ; and
(B ) regu la rly o p e n t o me mb e rs o f t h e p u b lic or
u sed b y th e state or ]ocal gov e rn me n t a l e n t it y f o r a p u rp rs 5 s t h a t
i n vo l- ve s r egular occupancy of t h e b u ild in g b y a n e mp lo y e e o r b y a
p e r so n in the custody or cont ro l of the g o v e rn me n t a f e n t iL y s u c h a s
a p u b lic sc hool student.
(4) "Indoor air p o llu t io n " me a n s t h e p re s e n c e , in a n
i n do o r e n vironment, of one or mo re a ir c o n t a min a n t s in s u f f ic ie n t
c o n ce n tr ati on and of sufficient d u ra t io n t o b e c a p a b le o f c a u s in g
a dve r se effects to human healt h .

Ad d e d b y Act$ 1995, 14thr Leg. , c h . 6 9 0 , S L t e f f . Sept. 1, 1995.

A m en d e d b y A cts 200L, 77th Leg . , c h . L 0 6 7 , S L , e f f . Sept. 1,
2 0 0 I.

S 3 8 5.002. P OW E RSA ND DUT I E S O F B O A RI I . (a ) T h e b o a rd

b y r u le shall establ-i-sh volunt a ry g u id e lin e s f o r in d o o r a ir q u a lity
i n g o ve r n m ent buildings, inclu d in g g u id e lin e s f o r v e n t ila i: io n and
-i^,-r^ ^ * ^c lf ut ion svstems- rFh^ l - . a - *x rr.la^r- afl-,n*
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QLL yvffuLlvll c ont r ol
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r u l es n e ce ssary to implement t h is c h a p t e r.
( b) In establishing th e g u id e lin e s , t h e b o a rd s h a ll
c o n sid e r :
(1) the potential c h ro n ic e f f e c t s o f a ir c o n t a min a nt s
o n h u m a n health;
(2) the potentia l- e f f e c t -s o f in s u f f ic ie n t v e n t ila t io n
o f the i nd o or environment on h u ma n h e a lt h ;
(3) the potentia l c o s t s o f h e a lt h c a re f o r t h e
s h or t- te r m and long-term effect s o n h u ma n h e a lt h t h a t ma v re . s rilt
f r om e xp o su re to indoor air c o n t a min a n t s ; and
(4\ the potentia l c o s t s o f c o mp lia n c e wit h a p ro p o s e d
g uid e lin e .
( c) A guideline adopted u n d e r t h is c h a p t e r ma y in c l-u d e a

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HEALTH & SAFE'I'Y CODb - L.FIAHIT,r(Jd) L @6v-vrL

c o n t a m i n a nt co n ce n tra ti o n , a contr ol m ethod, a sam pling method, a

ventilation ra te , d e si g n r ot pr ocedur e, or a slmilar
recommendation,
( d ) T h e b o a rd 's g u i delines m ay differ for differ ent
pollution so u rce s o r d i ffe re nt ar eas of the state and m ay differ for
b u i l d l n g s th a t a re re g u l a rl y occupied or vlsited by ch11dr en.

Ad d e d b y Acts 1 9 9 5 , 7 4 L h l e g., ch. 690, S I, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

A m a n d a dl ' rrr
^ ^ts 2 0 0 1 _ ,7 7 th Leg., ch. 1067| S L, eff . Sept. L,
2001_.

s 38 5 .0 0 3 . L rA B T L rry AND r MM UNr r y. This chapter does

n o t c r e a t e l i a b i l i ty fo r a gover nm ental entity for an injur y caus ed
b y t h e f a i l u re to co mp l y w i th the voluntar y guldelines establishe d
u n d e r Se c ti _ o n 3 8 5 . 0 0 2 .

Add e d by Acts 1995, 74th Leg. , c h . 6 9 0 , S T, e f f .

Sept. 1, 1995.
A m en d e d b y A cts 200I, Tjth L e g . , c h . 1 0 6 7
| s I , eff. Sept. 1,
200L.

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 HEALTH& SAFETYCODE

AND DUTIES OF COUNTIESAND ilUNICIPALITIES

CHAPTERI22. POWERS

RELATINGTO PUBLIC HEALTH

Se c . 1 -2 2 .0 0 L , C O U N TY FU N D IN G FOR P U B LIC H E A LTH A N D

S AN IT AT ION - T h e c o m m i s s i oners court of a county may appropri ate

an d s p e n d m o n e y fro m th e county general Ievenues for publ i c heal th

an d s a n i ta ti o n j -n th e c o unty.

A c ts 1 9 8 9 ,7 ]' s t L e g -, c h . 678' sec- 1, eff. S ept- 1, 1989.

SC c . I2 2 .Q O2 . H EA LTHU N IT IN C OU N TYW ITH P OP U LA TIONOF LE S S

T H A N 2 2 ,O OO. (a ) T h e commi ssi oners court of a county w i th a

po p u l a ti o n of less th a n 22' 000 nay i mpose an ad val ol em tax at a

r a te n o t to e x c e e d fi v e cents on each $100 of the taxabl e val ue of

pr o p e rty ta x a b l e b y th e county for:

( 1) th e c re a ti on of a county heal th uni t;
(2 ) vaccines and medj -cal servi ces requi red to i mmuni ze

s c h o o l c h i l d re n a n d i n d i g ent persons f::om communi cabl e di -seases;

an d
(3 ) m e d i c a l treatment for i ndi gent persons w ho are not

en ti tl e d to tre a tm e n t u nder C hapter 51 (Indi gent H eal th C are and

Tre a tm e n t Ac t ) .
(b ) This s e c ti o n is effecti ve for a county onl y if jt is
ap p ro v e d b y a m a j o ri ty o f the voters of the county at an el ecti on

called fo r th a t p u rp o s e by the commi ssi oners court on recei pt of a

pe ti ti o n s i g n e d b y a t l e a st fi ve percent of the property taxpayi ng
v o te rs i n th e c o u n ty .
(c ) T h e c o m m i s s i o ners court may pay not more than hal _f of
the c o s ts of medical tre atment and i mmuni zati on for an i nd_i gent
pe rs o n w h o i s n o t e n ti tl e d to treatment under C hapter 61 (Ind-i gent
He alt h Car e and Tr eat m ent Act).

( d) A c om m is s ioner s court that creates a county health unit

un der t his s ec t ion s ha11 create a county health unit fund- The
p roc eeds of t he t ax s ha11 b e d e p o s i t e d to the credit of that fund.

Am ount s in t he f und s ha11 be used for the purposes for which the
com m is s ioner s c our t m ay im p o s e a tax under Subsection (a).

Ac t s 1989, lls t Leg. , c h. 6 7 8 , Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec . T22. O O 3. HEA I ] T H U N f T IN coUNTY WI T H PoPULATION oF

2 2, 2O O TO 22t 50O - ( a) The commissioners court of a countv with a

 po p u l a ti o n of 2 2 ,2 A0 to 22t5A O may i mpose an ad val orem tax at a

r a te n o t to e x c e e d 1 0 c e nts on each $100 of the taxabl e val ue of

pr o p e rty ta x a b l e b y th e c ountY for:

(1 ) th e c re a t i on of a county heal th uni t;

(n v a c c i n e s and medi cal servi ces requi red to i mmuni ze

s c h o o l c h i l d re n a n d i n d i g e nt persons from communi cabl e di seases;

and
(3 ) me d i c a l treatment or hospi tal i zati on of i ndi gent

pe rs o n s w h o a re n o t e n tj -t1 ed to treatment or hospi tal i zati on under

Ch a p te r 6 1 (In d i g e n t H e a l th C are and Treatment A ct).

(b ) T h e c o m m i s s i o ners court may pay not more than hal f of

t h e c o s ts of medical tre a tment or hospi tal i zati on for an i ndi .gent

pe rs o n w h o i s n o t e n ti tl e d to treatment under C hapter 61 (IndJ.gent

He a l th C a re a n d T re a tme n t A ct).
(c ) A c o mmi s s i o n e rs court that creates a county heal th uni t
un d e r th i s s e c ti o n shall create a county heal th uni t fund. The
pr o c e e d s o f th e ta x s h a 1 l be deposi ted to the credi t of that f:und.
A m o u n ts i n th e fu n d s h a 1 1 be used for the purposes for w hi ch the
c o mmi s s i o n e rs c o u rt ma y i m pose a tax under S ubsecti on (a) -

A c ts 1 9 8 9 | 7 7 s t L e g .. c h . 6' 78, S ec. 1. eff . S ept. 1, 1989.

Se c . 1 2 2 .0 0 4 . AP PR OP R IA TIONTO H OS P TTA L E S TA B T]S H E D B Y

DO N A T IO N . If a fu n d of at l east 950,000 is l eft by will or

ot h e rw i s e to e s ta b l i s h a nd mai ntai n a hospi tal in a muni ci pal i ty
with a p o p u l a ti o n of at l east 1O,OO0, the governi ng body of that
m u n i c i p a l i ty o r th e c o mmi ssi oners court of the county i n w hi ch the
m u n i c i p a l i ty i s l o c a te d may make an appropri ati on to the hospj -tal ,
in an a mo u n t th a t th e governi ng body or commi ssi oners court
c o n s i d e rs p ro p e r, to p r ovi de hospi tal i zati on and medi cal and
s u rg ri c a l s e tv i c e s fo r i n di gent resi dents of the muni ci pal i ty or
c o u n ty w h o a re s i c k o r w o unded.

A c ts 1 9 8 9 . 7 1 s t L e g -, c l rr. 6" 18. S ec. 1, eff . S ept. 1, 1999.

Se c .1 2 2 -0 0 5 . POWERS Or, TypE A GE N E R A L-LA W
I T I U N IC ]P AL IT Y . (a ) T h e g overnj _ng boi l y of a Type A general -1aw
m u n i c i p a l i ty ma y ta k e a n y acti on necessary or expedi ent to promote
hea l th o r s u p p re s s d i s e a s e, i ncl udi nq acti ons to:
( 1) pr ev ent the introduction of a communicable disease
in to t he m unic ipalit y , including stopping, detaining, and