(a) This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000.(b) The mayor of a municipality who is unable to attend a meeting of an appointments panel may designate a person to:(1) represent the municipality at the meeting; and(2) vote at the meeting.(c) To be eligible to be designated under Subsection (b), a person must be a council member, alderman, commissioner, or other officer of the municipality.(d) A designation under Subsection (b) must:(1) be in writing;(2) be signed by the mayor; and(3) be filed with the minutes of the appointments panel kept by the authority. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.27(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 164, eff. September 1, 2011.
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