Montgomery County - Emergency Communication District

HB 3693 Compliance Report

MCECD will comply with the requirements of HB 3693 (Government Code § 2264.001(b)) by compiling and posting the following information annually:

1) The total metered amount of electricity, water and natural gas used by the district for its services.

2) The total amount paid for electricity, water and natural gas. The total annual cost paid for the three utility services appear as one figure.

2015

2017

Health and Safety Code

Title 9. Safety

Subtitle B. Emergencies

Chapter 772. Local Administration of Emergency Communications

Sec. 772.319. PUBLIC REVIEW.

(a) Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The first hearing shall be held three years after the date the order certifying the creation of the district is filed with the county clerks. Subsequent hearings shall be held three years after the date each order required by Subsection (d) is adopted.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the board shall also solicit comments on the participation of the district in the applicable regional plan for 9-1-1 service under Chapter 771. After the hearing, the board may choose to participate in the regional plan as provided by that chapter.

(d) After the hearing, the board shall adopt an order on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Public Review Hearings