Sec. 121.044.  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.  (a)  The members of a public health district shall prepare a written cooperative agreement that sets out fully the terms of operation of the district.
(b)  The terms in a cooperative agreement must include:
(1)  organizational structure; 
(2)  financial administration;  and
(3)  procedures for:
(A)  modification of the cooperative agreement; 
(B)  admission, withdrawal, and expulsion of members; 
(C)  dissolution of the district;  and
(D)  selection and removal of a director.
(c)  A cooperative agreement must be:
(1)  approved by the governing body of each member;  and
(2)  signed by the appropriate officers of each governing body.
(d)  A modification of a cooperative agreement must be in writing.  A modification is effective on approval by the governing body of each member.
(e)  A copy of a cooperative agreement and of each modification shall be:
(1)  included in the minutes of the governing body of each member;  and
(2)  filed with the clerk of each county and municipality in the district and with the department.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.