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(b) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.
(d) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to provide adequate services.
(e) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members a salary in an amount set by the commissioners court.
(f) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint necessary personnel with the approval of the board and with the advice and consent of the commissioners court.
(g) The juvenile board shall use the juvenile probation fund to pay as much of the salaries and allowances and other necessary expenses as possible. The commissioners court shall pay the other salaries, allowances, and necessary expenses from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(h) The board may accept aid, grants, or gifts from the state, other political subdivisions of the state, or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation programs. A municipality may grant and allocate money to the county government or to the juvenile board to support and maintain juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the expenditure. The fiscal officer shall deposit funds received under this subsection in a special account.
(i) If approved by the commissioners court, the county shall reimburse each juvenile board member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.
(j) Sections 152.0002 , 152.0004 , 152.0005 (a) and (b), and 152.0008 (a) do not apply to the Hartley County Juvenile Board. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.