Honorable Glenn Lewis, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB635 by Jones, Jesse (Relating to the selection of public members to the committee to review salaries and expenses of elected county or precinct officers.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Section 152.014, Local Government Code, to change the requirements for when a commissioners court would be required to hold a public hearing if the county has chosen to have public members on its committee to review salaries and expenses of elected county or precinct officers. Under current statute, if the commissioners court decides to have public members on the committee, those members are selected at a meeting in January of each year. If the bill passes, a hearing for selecting public members would only be required if a request for such is submitted to the commissioners court. Public members would serve until the end of the fiscal year in which they were appointed. The bill would take effect January 1, 2004.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.