Texas Local Government Code 231.107 – Lake Planning Commission
(a) A lake planning commission is established for the lake area in the county and is composed of:
(1) three residents of the affected precincts who own land in the county, appointed by the county judge of the county;
(2) one resident of each commissioners precinct that is affected, appointed by the county commissioner for that precinct, and if only one precinct is affected, the commissioner shall appoint two; and
(3) the mayor of each municipality the territory or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which includes any part of the lake area in the county.
(b) Except for the initial appointed members, the appointed members of the commission are appointed for terms of two years expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. The initial appointed members are appointed for terms expiring on the first February 1 of an odd-numbered year occurring after the date of their appointment.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 231.107
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission annually shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its members. The commissioners court shall employ staff for the use of the commission in performing its functions.
(d) A mayor serving on the commission may designate another person to serve in place of the mayor at one or more commission meetings.