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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of county auditors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 84.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 84.002. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) In a |
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county with a population of 10,500 [10,200] or more, the district |
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judges shall appoint a county auditor. |
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(b) In a county with a population of less than 10,500 |
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[10,200]: |
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(1) the district judges may appoint a county auditor |
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if the judges determine that the county's financial circumstances |
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warrant the appointment; and |
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(2) the district judges shall appoint a county auditor |
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if: |
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(A) the commissioners court finds that a county |
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auditor is necessary to carry out county business and enters an |
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order in its minutes stating the reason for this finding; |
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(B) the order is certified to the district |
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judges; and |
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(C) the district judges find the reason stated by |
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the commissioners court to be good and sufficient. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |