1-1 By: Averitt (Senate Sponsor - Sibley) H.J.R. No. 22 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 1993; 1-3 May 12, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 25, 1993, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 25, 1993, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Armbrister x 1-10 Leedom x 1-11 Carriker x 1-12 Henderson x 1-13 Madla x 1-14 Moncrief x 1-15 Patterson x 1-16 Rosson x 1-17 Shapiro x 1-18 Wentworth x 1-19 Whitmire x 1-20 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-21 proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of 1-22 county surveyor in McLennan County. 1-23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-24 SECTION 1. Article XVI, Section 44(e), of the Texas 1-25 Constitution is amended to read as follows: 1-26 (e) The office of County Surveyor in the counties of Denton, 1-27 Randall, Collin, Dallas, El Paso, McLennan, and Henderson is 1-28 abolished upon the approval of the abolition by a majority of the 1-29 qualified voters of the respective county voting on the question at 1-30 an election that the Commissioners Court of the county may call. 1-31 If the election is called, the Commissioners Court shall order the 1-32 ballot at the election to be printed to provide for voting for or 1-33 against the proposition: "Abolishing the office of county 1-34 surveyor." Each qualified voter of the county is entitled to vote 1-35 in the election. If the office of County Surveyor is abolished 1-36 under this subsection, the maps, field notes, and other records in 1-37 the custody of the County Surveyor are transferred to the County 1-38 Clerk of the county. After abolition, the Commissioners Court may 1-39 employ or contract with a qualified person to perform any of the 1-40 functions that would have been performed by the County Surveyor if 1-41 the office had not been abolished. 1-42 SECTION 2. This proposed amendment shall be submitted to the 1-43 voters at an election to be held on November 2, 1993. The ballot 1-44 shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the 1-45 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to abolish the office 1-46 of county surveyor in McLennan County." 1-47 * * * * * 1-48 Austin, 1-49 Texas 1-50 May 25, 1993 1-51 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-52 President of the Senate 1-53 Sir: 1-54 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was 1-55 referred H.J.R. No. 22, have had the same under consideration, and 1-56 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-57 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-58 Armbrister, 1-59 Chairman 1-60 * * * * * 1-61 WITNESSES 1-62 No witnesses appeared on H.J.R. No. 22.