HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: County Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, March 14, 2001 PLACE: E1.026 CHAIR: Rep. Tom Ramsay ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 798 Gallego Relating to the terms of an employment contract of a political subdivision. HB 1254 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the extension of uniform group benefits for political subdivisions to certain affiliated service contractors. HB 1288 Garcia Relating to the number of members of a commissioners court constituting a quorum. HB 1289 Garcia Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide or operate a zoo or an aquarium. HB 1469 Oliveira Relating to improvements to county roads and the assessment of costs by the commissioners courts of certain counties. HB 1619 Jones, Jesse Relating to authorizing counties to establish a county purchasing credit card program. HB 1863 Kuempel Relating to the registration fee for dogs required by certain counties. HB 1864 Kuempel Relating to the powers and duties of the board of managers of certain joint municipal and county hospitals. HB 1890 Lewis, Glenn Relating to control of contracts and funds of a commissary for the county jail. HJR 24 Noriega Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the number of county commissioners in Harris County. HJR 57 Garcia Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the number of county commissioners in Dallas County. Pending Business ___________________________________________________________________________