Sec. 1063.254.  ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY APPOINTMENT OR CONTRACT.  (a)  The board may elect to:
(1)  appoint a tax assessor-collector to assess and collect district taxes; or
(2)  contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
(b)  An election under this section must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by a similar resolution.
(c)  The board shall set for the appointed tax assessor-collector:
(1)  the term of employment; and
(2)  compensation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.