1-1 By: Craddick (Senate Sponsor - Bivins) H.B. No. 1475
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 10, 1995;
1-3 April 11, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; April 19, 1995, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; April 19, 1995, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to counties authorized to employ a purchasing agent.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 262.0115, Local Government Code, is
1-12 amended to read as follows:
1-13 Sec. 262.0115. PURCHASING AGENTS IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION
1-14 OF MORE THAN 100,000 <125,000>. (a) In a county with a population
1-15 of more than 100,000 <125,000>, the commissioners court may employ
1-16 a person to act as county purchasing agent. However, this section
1-17 does not apply to a county that has appointed a purchasing agent
1-18 under Section 262.011 and that has not abolished the position as
1-19 authorized by law.
1-20 (b) A purchasing agent employed under this section serves at
1-21 the pleasure of the commissioners court.
1-22 (c) The commissioners court may employ other persons
1-23 necessary to assist the purchasing agent in performing the agent's
1-24 functions.
1-25 (d) Under the supervision of the commissioners court, the
1-26 purchasing agent shall carry out the functions prescribed by law
1-27 for the county auditor in regard to county purchases and contracts
1-28 and shall administer the procedures prescribed by law for notice
1-29 and public bidding for county purchases and contracts.
1-30 (e) A county that has established the position of county
1-31 purchasing agent under this section may abolish the position at any
1-32 time. On the abolition of the position, the county auditor shall
1-33 assume the functions previously performed by the purchasing agent.
1-34 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-35 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-36 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-37 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-38 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-39 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-40 passage, and it is so enacted.
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