There is established a Hospital Board to be known as the Board of Directors of the United Regional Health Care System.
(1966 Code, sec. 18-12; 2001 Code, sec. 2-366)
(a) 
The board consists of seven directors. A director may serve successive terms.
(b) 
The Commissioners’ Court shall appoint four directors in its resolution creating the board, and the municipal governing body shall appoint three directors in its resolution of creating the board.
(c) 
Directors are appointed for staggered terms of two years. However, in making the initial appointments to the board the Commissioners’ Court shall designate two of its appointees to serve two-year terms and two to serve one-year terms, and the governing body shall designate two of its appointees to serve two-year terms and one to serve a one-year term.
(d) 
The entity that makes an original appointment shall appoint a successor director on the expiration of a director’s term or to fill, for the unexpired part of a term, a vacancy caused by death or resignation.
(2001 Code, sec. 2-367)
(a) 
The board shall elect a director as chairperson. The chairperson shall preside at board meetings and perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board. The chairperson may vote in the same manner as any other director.
(b) 
The board shall elect a secretary, who is not required to be a director. The secretary is the official custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and shall perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board.
(c) 
The board may elect any other officer that the board considers necessary or advisable.
(2001 Code, sec. 2-368)
(a) 
The board shall act through resolutions adopted by the board. The affirmative vote of four directors is required to adopt a resolution.
(b) 
The board is a joint agent of the county and the municipality for hospital purposes and shall act solely for the joint benefit of the country and the municipality. However, the board shall act independently in the exercise of powers, duties, and functions under this division.
(c) 
The board may appoint or employ any agent, employee, or official that the board considers necessary or advisable to carry out any power, duty, or function of the board.
(2001 Code, sec. 2-369)