BILL ANALYSIS
By: Jones, Jesse
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Due to unexpected circumstances, a Commissioners Court may find it necessary to transfer funds within a County budget to cover emergency items with the county budget. Section 111.070 of the Government Code permits a Commissioners Court to amend the budget in order to transfer an amount budgeted for one item to another budgeted item by an order of the Commissioners Court.
H.B. 2458 would permit a Commissioners Court to designate the county budget officer or another officer or employee of the county to amend the budget and make such a transfer.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 111.070(c), Local Government Code, by authorizing the commissioners court, by order, to designate the county budget officer or another officer or employee of the county who may, as appropriate and subject to conditions and directions provided by the court, amend the budget by transferring amounts budgeted for certain items to other budgeted items.
SECTION 2. Effective Date
EFFECTIVE DATE
Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2005.