Texas Local Government Code
§ 154.022 — OPTION TO PAY COMPENSATION ON FEE BASIS OR SALARY BASIS IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 20,000
LG § 154.022Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 154. COMPENSATION OF DISTRICT, COUNTY, AND PRECINCT OFFICERS ON SALARY BASIS · Art. B. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 190,000 OR LESS
Statute text
View on source(a)In a county with a population of less than 20,000, the commissioners court shall determine, by order entered in the record at its first regular meeting in the first month of each fiscal year, whether county officers are to be compensated for the fiscal year by an annual salary or by fees earned from the performance of official duties. This subsection does not apply to a county surveyor, registrar of vital statistics, or notary public or to a county officer required to be compensated on a salary basis.
(b)Before the expiration of the first month of the fiscal year, the county clerk shall deliver to the comptroller of public accounts a certified copy of the commissioners court's order.
Legislative history
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.