Board of Directors

The duties of the Members of the Board are described in the River Authority bylaws and enabling act. Individuals considering running for office for the River Authority Board are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the bylaws and the enabling act. (please add link to updated Enabling Act)

1. Regular Meeting Requirements: The Board of Directors meets in regular monthly sessions on the third Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. at the principal office of the River Authority, 100 E. Guenther Street, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Meetings are typically two to three hours in length. The Board may hold regular meetings at other locations and times if so ordered by the Board. In addition, the Board may establish additional committees and/or task forces to assist the Board by a majority vote of the Board. All members of the Board may serve on one or more Board committees and/or task forces. All Board Regular meetings are conducted in conformance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
2. Training Requirements: A person who is elected or appointed as a member of the Board may not vote, deliberate or be counted as a Board member until the person completes a training program in compliance with Section 13-a of the enabling act. The training program includes but is not limited to information on: 
   1. – Laws governing the River Authority’s operations as well as those laws applicable to Board members; 
   2. – Programs, functions, rules, and budget of the River Authority;
   3. – Scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the Board;
   4. – Results of the most recent formal audit of the River Authority;
   5. – Open Meetings Act: The Board of Directors of the River Authority are subject to the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and are required to participate in educational training pursuant to section 551.005 of the Texas Government Code. The training requirement applies to all elected or appointed officials who participate in meetings subject to the OMA. The law requires that members subject to the OMA complete training within 90 days of taking the oath of office or otherwise assuming the responsibilities of office. To learn more about the Open Meetings Act Training, please visit: texasattorneygeneral.gov
   6. – Public Information Act: All information produced by and for the River Authority Board of Directors and staff is subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code 552). The public has a right to prompt access to the records of the River Authority that are not confidential or otherwise protected. All communications of River Authority Board members regarding River Authority  business are subject to the Public Information Act (i.e. email, documents, text messages, meetings and minutes, as well as election filling information).
3. Financial Disclosure Requirements:
   1. Every year River Authority Board members are required to file personal financial statements (PFS) with the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) ethics.state.tx.us. Please note this information is subject to the Public Information Act. 

4. Ethics: River Authority Board members are subject to rules of ethics (Section 19) including disclosure of conflicts of interest.

5. Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible to be elected or appointed as a Director, all candidates must meet the following requirements as provided by enabling act (section 9):

   (i) any person over the age of twenty-one (21) years, (ii) residing within the District and within the county from which they are elected or appointed and (iii) possessing the qualifications of a juror shall be eligible to be elected or appointed and to serve as a director.