Texas § HS.772.452 - CONSOLIDATION PLANNING

§ HS.772.452. CONSOLIDATION PLANNING

CONSOLIDATION PLANNING. (a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the consolidation, the board of managers of the district shall conduct a planning meeting with the boards of managers of the other districts whose voters have approved the consolidation. (b) The meeting must be a public meeting. At the meeting, the boards of managers shall devise a consolidation plan to: (1) combine the debts and assets of the districts; (2) pay outstanding bonds of the districts and issue refunding bonds as necessary to pay the bonds; (3) impose a uniform 9-1-1 emergency service fee; and (4) adjust the membership and qualifications of the board of managers of the consolidated district. (c) If a consolidated district is not created under Section 772.453 before the first anniversary of the date of the election held under Section 772.451 , a consolidated district may not be created until: (1) the districts make another finding that the consolidation would benefit the participating jurisdictions; and (2) the consolidation is approved at another election held under Section 772.451 . Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.