Texas Local Government Code

§ 152.032 — LIMITATIONS ON COUNTY AUDITOR'S COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES

LG § 152.032Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 152. AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION, EXPENSES, AND ALLOWANCES OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Art. C. AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF COUNTY AUDITOR AND ASSISTANTS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsections (b), (d), and (e), the amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor may not exceed the amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the highest paid elected county officer, other than a judge of a statutory county court, whose salary and allowances are set by the commissioners court.

(b)This subsection applies only to a county that employs an arena venue project manager hired as of March 7, 2001, and that has a population of less than 2.1 million in which a municipality with a population of more than one million is located. The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may not exceed the amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the county budget officer. If the county hires a county budget officer at a salary lower than the salary of the previous county budget officer, the county auditor's salary may not be reduced on that basis.

(c)A county auditor who was in office on August 31, 1987, is entitled to be paid an annual salary not less than the annual salary the auditor was being paid on that date.

(d)The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may be set in an amount that exceeds the limit established by Subsection (a) if the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners court of the county. This subsection applies only to:

(1)a county with a population of 120,000 or more, excluding a county subject to Subsection (b);

(2)a county with a population of more than 1,000 and less than 23,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(64), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.002(11), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (S.B. 833), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 430 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1260 (H.B. 2917), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.004, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (H.B. 1230), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 71, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (S.B. 871), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1780), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 134, eff. September 1, 2023.