Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 151.003. OFFICERS MAKE APPOINTMENTS. After the entry of the commissioners court's order, the officer applying for the employees may appoint them. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 151.004. COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY NOT INFLUENCE APPOINTMENT. The commissioners court or a member of the court may not attempt to influence the appointment of any person to an employee position authorized by the court under this subchapter. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. …

Sec. 151.901. EMPLOYMENT OF SECRETARIAL PERSONNEL. The commissioners court of a county may enter an order to employ and provide compensation for secretarial personnel for a district, county, or precinct officer if the court determines that the financial condition of the county an…

Sec. 151.903. PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL RECORDS IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 500,000 OR MORE. (a) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more, the officer employing a person shall, in addition to other requirements of law, file a personnel record about the person if the person i…

Sec. 152.001. FUNDS FROM WHICH AMOUNTS ARE PAID. Unless otherwise provided by law, the compensation, expenses, and allowances set under this code for a district, county, or precinct officer or employee may be paid from the general fund of the county in which the officer or employ…

Sec. 152.002. SALARY DONATION TO COUNTY. The county may accept from an elected county or precinct officer a gift or donation of all or part of the salary paid by the county to the officer. The county treasurer shall deposit a gift or donation accepted under this section in the ge…

Sec. 152.011. AMOUNT SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. The commissioners court of a county shall set the amount of the compensation, office and travel expenses, and all other allowances for county and precinct officers and employees who are paid wholly from county funds. Acts 1987, 70t…

Sec. 152.012. MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SALARY. The commissioners court may not set the salary of an officer or employee at an amount less than the amount of the salary in effect on January 1, 1972. The court may not set the salary of a justice of the peace at an amount less than the amo…

Sec. 152.013. PROCEDURE FOR SETTING AMOUNTS FOR ELECTED OFFICERS. (a) Each year the commissioners court shall set the salary, expenses, and other allowances of elected county or precinct officers. The commissioners court shall set the items at a regular meeting of the court durin…

Sec. 152.014. SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (a) In each county there is a salary grievance committee composed of the county judge and: (1) the sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, county clerk, district clerk, county attorney or criminal district attorney, and …

Sec. 152.015. SELECTION AND TERM OF PUBLIC MEMBERS ON GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (a) The public members of the salary grievance committee shall be selected as provided by Subsection (b) or (b-1) at a meeting of the commissioners court at any time during the year, but not later than the…

Sec. 152.016. FUNCTIONS OF GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE IN RELATION TO ELECTED OFFICERS. (a) An elected county or precinct officer who is aggrieved by the setting of the officer's salary or personal expenses may request a hearing before the salary grievance committee before the approval o…

Sec. 152.0165. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES BEFORE FILING SUIT REGARDING GRIEVANCE. (a) An elected county or precinct officer may not file suit regarding the officer's salary or personal expenses unless a hearing has been requested and held under Section 152.016. (b) This section does …

Sec. 152.017. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply to: (1) a judge of a court of record; (2) a presiding judge of a commissioners court in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; (3) a district attorney paid wholly by state funds or the district attorney's assist…

Sec. 152.018. FORMER PROCEDURES NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter does not affect a lawful procedure or delegation of authority established before January 1, 1972, for setting the salary of a county or precinct employee. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBC…

Sec. 152.031. COUNTY AUDITOR'S SALARY. (a) At a hearing held in accordance with Section 152.905, the district judges appointing the county auditor shall set, by a majority vote, the auditor's annual salary as compensation for services and the auditor's travel expenses and other a…

Sec. 152.032. LIMITATIONS ON COUNTY AUDITOR'S COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES. (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 sou…

Sec. 152.034. SALARIES OF ASSISTANTS TO COUNTY AUDITOR. The salaries of assistants to the county auditor are set in the manner prescribed by Section 84.021. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 152.035. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MILEAGE EXPENSES. (a) The commissioners court of a county may reimburse the county auditor for expenses incurred in traveling to and from the county seat in the auditor's personal automobile to perform official duties and to attend conferences and …

Sec. 152.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "county payroll officer" means the county auditor or other appropriate county officer who issues paychecks to county or precinct personnel. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch…

Sec. 152.052. DECISION TO REDUCE COMPENSATION OR NOT TO BE PAID. (a) Within five days after the date an elected county or precinct officer takes office, the officer shall file an affidavit with the county payroll officer stating that the officer elects not to be paid for the offi…

Sec. 152.053. RECORD OF NONPAYMENT. The county payroll officer shall make an entry in the payroll records of the county to show each pay period for which the officer is not paid. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 152.054. RECOVERY OF PAYROLL TAXES. The county payroll officer shall seek to recover for the county any payroll taxes paid on the officer's compensation that is not paid. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. SUBCHAPTER E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO …

Sec. 152.071. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS; SALARY SCHEDULE. (a) In a county with a population of more than 75,000, the county government shall classify all positions in its sheriff's department and shall specify the duties and prescribe the salary for each classification. (a-1) A…

Sec. 152.072. PETITION TO INCREASE SALARIES. (a) The qualified voters of a county with a population of more than 25,000 may petition the commissioners court of the county to increase the minimum salary of each member of the sheriff's department. (a-1) The qualified voters of a co…

Sec. 152.073. PENALTY. (a) A person who is a county official and who is in charge of the sheriff's department or is responsible for setting the compensation provided by Sections 152.071 and 152.072 commits an offense if the person violates Section 152.071 or 152.072. (b) An offen…

Sec. 152.074. LONGEVITY PAY FOR COMMISSIONED DEPUTIES AND COUNTY JAILERS. (a) In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the commissioners court of a county shall provide to each commissioned deputy of the sheriff's department longevity pay in an amount not less than $5 a …

Sec. 152.075. COMPENSATION FOR RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFFS. (a) The commissioners court of a county may compensate a reserve deputy sheriff as provided by law for the compensation of a deputy sheriff. (b) The commissioners court may reimburse a reserve deputy sheriff for reasonable a…

Sec. 152.901. TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN COUNTY AGENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS. (a) The commissioners court of a county may authorize the payment of reasonable travel expenses incurred by a person who: (1) is an agent of the county, or is a board or committee member appointed by the c…

Sec. 152.902. COMPENSATION FOR RESERVE DEPUTY CONSTABLES. (a) The commissioners court of a county may compensate a reserve deputy constable as provided by law for the compensation of a deputy constable. (b) The commissioners court may reimburse a reserve deputy constable for reas…

Sec. 152.903. COMPENSATION FOR INTERPRETERS EMPLOYED BY DISTRICT COURTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commissioners court of a county may set the compensation of interpreters employed by the district courts in the county. (b) The salary of an interpreter shall be…

Sec. 152.904. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY JUDGE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) The county judge of Gregg County is entitled to receive an annual salary set by the commissioners court at an amount that does not exceed 90 percent of the total annual salary paid to any district judge in the co…

Sec. 152.905. PROCEDURES FOR SETTING COMPENSATION BY DISTRICT JUDGES. (a) This section applies only to the compensation of the county auditor, assistant auditors, and court reporters. (b) Before setting the amount of annual compensation of the county auditor, assistant auditors, …

Sec. 152.906. LONGEVITY PAY FOR DEPUTY CONSTABLES. In a county with a population of 190,000 or more, the commissioners court may provide for each county employee or classification of county employee, including, but not limited to, deputy constables, longevity pay, in addition to …

Sec. 152.907. CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPENSES FOR COUNTY AND PRECINCT OFFICERS. The commissioners court of a county may authorize payment of reasonable continuing education expenses incurred by a county or precinct officer if the expenses are related to the officer's official dutie…

Sec. 152.908. COMPENSATION PARITY FOR POLICE OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "police officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 174.003. (b) This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more. (c) If the commissioners court of a co…

Sec. 153.001. COUNTY TREASURER'S COMMISSION FOR RECEIVING OR PAYING OUT MONEY. (a) In a county in which the county treasurer is compensated on a fee basis, the treasurer is entitled to the following commissions for receiving and paying out money for the county: (1) for money othe…

Sec. 153.002. FEE FOR KEEPING LEDGER AND MAKING STATEMENTS. In a county that does not have the office of county auditor and in which the county treasurer is compensated on a fee basis, the treasurer is entitled to annual compensation for keeping the county finance ledger and for …

Sec. 153.003. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF EXPENSES OF OFFICERS. (a) At the end of each month, a county officer who is compensated on a fee basis shall prepare an itemized and sworn statement of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the officer in the conduct of the office. The s…

Sec. 154.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "precinct officer" means a justice of the peace or a constable. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 154.002. SALARY PAID IN LIEU OF FEES AND COMMISSIONS. A district, county, or precinct officer who is paid on a salary basis receives the salary instead of all fees, commissions, and other compensation the officer would otherwise be authorized to keep, except as otherwise pro…

Sec. 154.003. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FEES AND COMMISSIONS OF SALARIED OFFICER. A district, county, or precinct officer who is paid an annual salary shall charge and collect in the manner authorized by law all fees, commissions, and other compensation permitted for official…

Sec. 154.004. STATE AND COUNTY PROHIBITED FROM PAYING FEES OR COMMISSIONS TO SALARIED OFFICER. (a) The state may not pay a district officer a fee or commission for the performance of a service by the officer. (b) If a county officer is paid an annual salary, the state or any coun…

Sec. 154.005. FEES AND COMMISSIONS CERTAIN SALARIED OFFICERS MAY RECEIVE IN ADDITION TO SALARY. (a) A justice of the peace may receive, in addition to a salary, all fees, commissions, or payments for performing marriage ceremonies, for acting as registrar for the Bureau of Vital …

Sec. 154.006. INSUFFICIENT SALARY FUND SUPPLEMENTED BY TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND. If a salary fund created under this chapter does not contain enough money to pay the claims against it, the commissioners court shall transfer to the salary fund from the general fund of the county…

Sec. 154.007. USE OF GENERAL FUND INSTEAD OF SALARY FUND. (a) At its first regular meeting in the first month of each fiscal year, the commissioners court may direct, by order entered in its minutes, that all money that otherwise would be deposited in a salary fund created under …