Sec. 3876.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. (a) The governing body of the City of Lake Jackson shall appoint directors. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.

(b) The governing body of the City of Lake Jackson shall appoint:

(1) three directors from a list of persons nominated by the board; and

(2) two directors chosen by the governing body.

(c) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply to directors appointed under Subsection (b)(2).

(d) If a person owns 25 percent or more of the surface area of land in the district, the board shall request that the person provide to the board a list of individuals for the board to nominate under this section. If the person does not provide a list of individuals to the board before the 31st day after the date the board requests the list or if no person owns 25 percent or more of the surface area of land in the district, the board is not required to obtain a list and may nominate any eligible individual for appointment to the board. If more than one person owns 25 percent or more of the surface area of land included in the district, only the person who owns the greatest amount of land included in the district is entitled to have the board request a list under this subsection.

(e) If a person who owns 25 percent or more of the surface area of land in the district provides a list of individuals under Subsection (d), at least a majority of the board must be composed of individuals from a list or lists provided by that person.

(f) The City of Lake Jackson for any reason may remove a director appointed under Subsection (b)(2) and appoint a person to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

(g) The board may appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of a director appointed under Subsection (b)(1) for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(h) The City of Lake Jackson may appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of a director appointed under Subsection (b)(2) for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (H.B. 4775), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.