82R3590 TJB-D
By: Christian H.B. No. 652
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of county auditors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 84.002, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 84.002. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) In a
county with a population of 12,000 [10,200] or more, the district
judges shall appoint a county auditor.
(b) In a county with a population of less than 12,000
[10,200]:
(1) the district judges may appoint a county auditor
if the judges determine that the county's financial circumstances
warrant the appointment; and
(2) the district judges shall appoint a county auditor
if:
(A) the commissioners court finds that a county
auditor is necessary to carry out county business and enters an
order in its minutes stating the reason for this finding;
(B) the order is certified to the district
judges; and
(C) the district judges find the reason stated by
the commissioners court to be good and sufficient.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.