By Chisum H.B. No. 3068
77R8631 MI-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain
1-3 counties.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 84.002, Local Government Code, is amended
1-6 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 84.002. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) In a county
1-8 with a population of 15,000 [10,000] or more, the district judges
1-9 shall appoint a county auditor.
1-10 (b) In a county with a population of less than 15,000
1-11 [10,000]:
1-12 (1) the district judges may appoint a county auditor
1-13 if the judges determine that the county's financial circumstances
1-14 warrant the appointment; and
1-15 (2) the district judges shall appoint a county auditor
1-16 if:
1-17 (A) the commissioners court finds that a county
1-18 auditor is necessary to carry out county business and enters an
1-19 order in its minutes stating the reason for this finding;
1-20 (B) the order is certified to the district
1-21 judges; and
1-22 (C) the district judges find the reason stated
1-23 by the commissioners court to be good and sufficient.
1-24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.