Sec. 451.5035.  DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE BY MAYOR.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000.
(b)  The mayor of a municipality who is unable to attend a meeting of an appointments panel may designate a person to:
(1)  represent the municipality at the meeting;  and
(2)  vote at the meeting.
(c)  To be eligible to be designated under Subsection (b), a person must be a council member, alderman, commissioner, or other officer of the municipality.
(d)  A designation under Subsection (b) must:
(1)  be in writing;
(2)  be signed by the mayor;  and
(3)  be filed with the minutes of the appointments panel kept by the authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.27(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 164, eff. September 1, 2011.