LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 25, 1999 TO: Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB 1138 by Thompson (Relating to a branch office of a county clerk.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact A county which would choose to operate branch offices for purposes other than issuing marriage licenses could incur increased costs associated with salaries, benefits, rent or purchase of space, maintenance costs and other operating expenses. The cost would depend on the type of services provided by a branch office and the number of new employees hired to work at the branch office. There also could be some cost associated with the daily transporting of files to the county seat, depending on the distance of the branch office from the county seat. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, TL