HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: County Affairs TIME & DATE: 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess Wednesday, February 21, 2007 PLACE: E2.016 CHAIR: Rep. Wayne Smith HJR 61 Smith, Wayne / et al. Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate. HB 694 Smithee Relating to the declination of compensation by a candidate for a county or precinct office. HB 673 Oliveira Relating to seawalls and street lights as authorized projects in a public improvement district. HB 516 Farabee Relating to the employment of a special counsel by a county. HB 398 Cook, Byron Relating to designating a county official to file certain financial information with the county commissioners court. HB 408 Eissler Relating to the regulation of barking dogs by certain counties as a nuisance. HB 591 Escobar Relating to the powers of the commissioners court of certain counties that have no incorporated municipality.