Sec. 8878.057.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN SPARSELY POPULATED PRECINCTS.  (a)  For each precinct with a population of less than 25,000, the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County shall appoint the director for that precinct.  When the population within a precinct reaches 25,000, as determined by federal census information or as otherwise determined by the county, that precinct is eligible to nominate and appoint a director in accordance with Section 8878.056, who shall serve upon the expiration of the appointed director's term.
(b)  To be eligible for appointment under this section, a person must be a resident of the county.  Sections 8878.052(2) and (3) do not apply to the eligibility of a person for appointment under this section.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (S.B. 1870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.