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Art. 4436b • ~ •AI.TH-PUBLIC Title 71 he filed with the county clerk of affected counties, the city clerk of affected municipalities, and th~~ department. Sec. 4.U4. (a) ThE~ members shall alp{>oint a director of the public health district. (b) The director shall be a physician and shall be the health authority within the jurisdiction of the public health district. Nonphysicians serving as directors on the effective date of this Act may continue to serve in that capacity, in which case the members shall appoint ~t physician to be the health authority within the jurisdiction of the public health district. (c) The director shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of any public health board established by the cooperative agreement. (d) A member may designate a person to perform its appointment duties under this section. Sec. 4.05. A school district or ocher governmental entity may apply to become a member of a public health district. The governing body of each member shall review the application. If a majority of each member approves the application, the school district or of}rer governmental entity may be admitted to membership upon such terms as are acceptable to the applicant and members. Sec. 4.06. Members shall provide for payment of costs necessary for imple- mentation of the public health district including but not limited to the costs for: (1) staff salaries; (2) supplies; (3) suitable office quarters; (4) health and clinic centers; (5) health services and facilities; and (6) maintenance. Sec. 4.07. ~ (a) By a majority vote, the governing body of an incorporated municipality or the commissioners court of a county may establish a local health department. (b) A local health department is authorized to perform all public health functions which the incorporated municipality or county is authorized to perform. (c) The governing body of an incorporated municipality or the commissioner's court of a county shall appoint a physician as a director of the. local health department, and the director shall be the health authority within the jurisdiction of the local health department. Nonphysicians serving as directors on the effective date of this Act may continue to serve in that capacity, in which case the governing body or the commissioners court shall appoint a physician to be the health authority within the jurisdiction of the local health department. The governing body or the commissioners court may designate a person to perform its appointment duties under this section. The commissioners court shall set the compensation of the director and the health authority in its jurisdiction, except that the compensation, including a salary, may be allowed only for services actually rendered. .(d) The governing body of an incorporated municipality may provide for the creation of an administrative or advisory public health board. The commission- ers court of a county may provide for the creation of an advisory public health board. The director shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of any public health board established for the local health department. Sec.. 4.08. (a) The governing body of an incorporated municipality, the com- missioners- court of a county, or the administrative board of a public health district may adopt ordinances or rules to charge fees for public health services subject to the following: 238