- (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.
- (b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.
- (c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.
(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that, in the board's sole judgment and discretion:
- (1) applicable federal and state law warrants and allows; and
- (2) the interest of district residents requires in furtherance of hospital purposes.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.