Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board

Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors

The Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors consists of nine directors elected as follows: (1)  two directors elected from each county commissioners precinct of Wilson County; and (2)  one director elected from the district at large.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(a)).

The current members of the Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors are as follows:

The directors serve staggered four-year terms and elections are held on the uniform election date in May of even-numbered years. (Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 285.081; Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(d)). The candidate from each commissioner’s precinct receiving the highest number of votes from that precinct is elected as director from that precinct.  The candidate from the district at large receiving the highest number of votes from the district at large is elected as the director from the district at large.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(b))

An application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. of the 78th day before election day. (Tex. Election Code Sec. 144.005).  In addition, per Texas Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.053, a person who wants to have the person’s name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action.  The petition must:

(1)  be signed by at least 15 registered voters in the district; and

(2)  be filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code.

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be (1)  a resident of the district; and (2)  a qualified voter.  A person is not eligible for election as a director from a commissioners precinct unless the person is a resident of that precinct.  However, a person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is: (1)  the district administrator; (2)  the district attorney; or (3)  a district employee. (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.054).

If a vacancy occurs in the office of the director, the remaining directors will fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.  A person appointed to fill a vacancy from a precinct must be a resident of the precinct the person is to represent.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.055.)