§ 35-2-437 — Trustee districts by rule; requirements

When the assessed valuation of the property within a hospital
district exceeds three million dollars ($3,000,000.00), the
board of trustees for that hospital district may divide the
district into no more than three (3) trustee districts and
provide for the election of at least one (1) trustee from each
trustee district. To become effective, the rule creating trustee
districts shall be approved by order of the board of county
commissioners of the county in which the greater area of
property within the district is located. All trustees shall be
residents or property owners of the trustee district from which
elected. The board of trustees may provide for the trustees to
be elected at-large if these trustees are residents of the
hospital district.