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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain populous |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 84.002(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In a county with a population of 10,200 or more but less |
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than 500,000, the district judges shall appoint a county auditor. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 84.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 84.0035. PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT IN CERTAIN POPULOUS |
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COUNTIES. (a) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more but |
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less than 3.3 million, the district judges, one county |
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commissioner, and the county judge shall hold a meeting for the |
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purpose of appointing a county auditor. |
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(b) The commissioners court shall designate one of its |
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county commissioners to attend the meeting to appoint the county |
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auditor. |
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(c) For a county auditor to be appointed, a majority of the |
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district judges, the designated county commissioner, and the county |
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judge must be present at the meeting. A candidate for the office |
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must receive at least a majority vote of the district judges and |
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members of the commissioners court who are present and voting at the |
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meeting. |
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(d) Each district judge may nominate any number of |
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candidates for the office. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |