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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compensation of an assistant county auditor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 84.021, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) From time to time the county auditor may certify to the |
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district judges a list stating the number of assistants to be |
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appointed and[,] the name, duties, qualifications, and experience |
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of each appointee[, and the salary to be paid each appointee]. The |
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district judges, after careful consideration of the application for |
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the appointment of the assistants and after inquiry concerning the |
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appointees' qualifications and[,] the positions sought to be |
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filled, [and the reasonableness of the requested salaries,] shall |
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prepare a list of the appointees that the judges approve [and the
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salary to be paid each]. The judges shall certify this list to the |
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commissioners court, which shall order [the] salaries to be paid on |
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the performance of services and shall appropriate an adequate |
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amount of money for this purpose. |
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(b) If an emergency exists, the county auditor shall |
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recommend the appointment of temporary assistants, and [after a
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hearing held in accordance with Section 152.905,] the district |
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judges shall determine the number[, salaries,] and duration of |
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employment of the assistants. |
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(b-1) The commissioners court shall determine the salary of |
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an assistant auditor appointed under Subsection (a) or (b). |
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SECTION 2. Sections 152.905(a), (b), and (d), Local |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to the compensation of the |
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county auditor[, assistant auditors,] and court reporters. |
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(b) Before setting the amount of annual compensation of the |
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county auditor[, assistant auditors,] and court reporters, the |
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district judge or judges shall hold a public hearing on the matter |
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at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be |
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heard. |
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(d) At the hearing, the district judge or judges shall set |
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the amount of compensation of the county auditor[, assistant
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auditors,] and court reporters considered at the hearing. The vote |
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must be recorded, transcribed, and maintained as a public record. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an assistant county auditor appointed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An assistant county auditor appointed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |