1-1 By: Chisum (Senate Sponsor - Bivins) H.B. No. 3068
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 9, 2001;
1-3 April 9, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 9, 2001, reported adversely, with
1-5 favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays
1-6 0; May 9, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3068 By: Lindsay
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain
1-11 counties.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 84.002, Local Government Code, is amended
1-14 to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 84.002. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) In a
1-16 county with a population of 10,200 [10,000] or more, the district
1-17 judges shall appoint a county auditor.
1-18 (b) In a county with a population of less than 10,200
1-19 [10,000]:
1-20 (1) the district judges may appoint a county auditor
1-21 if the judges determine that the county's financial circumstances
1-22 warrant the appointment; and
1-23 (2) the district judges shall appoint a county auditor
1-24 if:
1-25 (A) the commissioners court finds that a county
1-26 auditor is necessary to carry out county business and enters an
1-27 order in its minutes stating the reason for this finding;
1-28 (B) the order is certified to the district
1-29 judges; and
1-30 (C) the district judges find the reason stated
1-31 by the commissioners court to be good and sufficient.
1-32 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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