LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 6, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 1796
          Committee on Intergovernmental Relations                              By: Wentworth
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1796 ( Relating 
to county auditors who serve more than one county.) this office 
has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1796-As Introduced
         
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         

         
 
          
This bill would allow would extend provisions currently in effect 
for counties with populations of less than 25,000 to jointly 
employ the same county auditor for two or more counties to all 
counties except Harris County.  

This bill could result in 
a savings to counties which choose to share a county auditor 
with another county auditor.  Burnet and Llano Counties currently 
employ the same county auditor.  Burnet County estimates that 
this arrangement saves the county approximately $5,900 per year 
and Llano County estimates annual savings of approximately $2,600.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,TL