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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 111 County BudgetLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 111 County Budget Sponsored LinksThis subchapter applies only to a county that has a population of 225,000 or less and that does not operate under Subchapter C. Acts 1987, ... The county judge serves as the budget officer for the commissioners court of the county. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. ... During the 7th or the 10th month of the fiscal year, as determined by the commissioners court, the county judge, assisted by the county auditor ... (a) The county judge shall itemize the budget to allow as clear a comparison as practicable between expenditures included in the proposed budget and actual ... (a) In preparing the budget, the county judge may require any county officer to furnish existing information necessary for the judge to properly prepare the ... (a) When the county judge has completed the preparation of the budget, the judge shall file a copy of the proposed budget with the county ... (a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. Any taxpayer of the county may attend and may participate in the ... (a) A commissioners court shall publish notice before a public hearing relating to a budget in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the ... (a) At the conclusion of the public hearing, the commissioners court shall take action on the proposed budget. (b) The commissioners court may make any ... On final approval of the budget by the commissioners court, the court shall file the budget with the county clerk. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. ... (a) The commissioners court may levy taxes only in accordance with the budget. (b) After final approval of the budget, the commissioners court may spend ... If a county bond issue is submitted at an election or other authorized obligations are to be issued against future revenues and a tax is ... The county auditor or the county judge in a county that does not have a county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt ... The county auditor or the county judge in a county that does not have a county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt ... The county auditor or the county judge in a county that does not have a county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt ... This subchapter does not prevent the commissioners court from making changes in the budget for county purposes. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, ... (a) An officer, employee, or official of a county government who refuses to comply with this subchapter commits an offense. (b) An offense under this ... An increase from one fiscal year to the next in the amount budgeted for expenses of the county auditor's office or the salary of an ... Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a county may establish in the budget a reserve or contingency item. The item must be included in ... This subchapter applies only to a county that has a population of more than 225,000 and that does not operate under Subchapter C. Acts 1987, ... The county auditor serves as budget officer for the commissioners court of the county. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... On or immediately after the first day of each fiscal year, the county auditor shall prepare a budget to cover the proposed expenditures of the ... (a) The county auditor shall itemize the budget to allow as clear a comparison as practicable between expenditures included in the proposed budget and actual ... Until a budget for a fiscal year is adopted by the commissioners court, the county may not make payments during that fiscal year except for ... In preparing the budget, the county auditor may require any district, county, or precinct officer of the county to provide information necessary for the auditor ... (a) The county auditor shall file a copy of the proposed budget with the county clerk. (b) The copy of the proposed budget shall be ... (a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. Any taxpayer of the county may attend and may participate in the ... (a) A commissioners court shall publish notice before a public hearing relating to a budget in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the ... (a) At the conclusion of the public hearing, the commissioners court shall take action on the proposed budget. (b) The commissioners court may make any ... On final approval of the budget by the commissioners court, the court shall file a copy of the budget with the county auditor and the ... (a) The commissioners court may spend county funds only in strict compliance with the budget, except as provided by this section. (b) The commissioners court ... This subchapter does not prevent the commissioners court from making changes in the budget for county purposes. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1197, ... If a county bond issue is submitted at an election or other authorized obligations are to be issued against future revenues and a tax is ... The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of all public or private grant or aid money that is available for disbursement ... The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of all revenue from intergovernmental contracts that is available for disbursement in a fiscal ... The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of revenue from a new source not anticipated before the adoption of the budget ... An increase from one fiscal year to the next in the amount budgeted for expenses of the county auditor's office or the salary of an ... Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a county may establish in the budget a reserve or contingency item. The item must be included in ... This subchapter applies only to a county that has a population of more than 125,000 and that chooses to operate under this subchapter instead of ... (a) The commissioners court of the county may appoint a county budget officer to prepare a county budget for the fiscal year. (b) A county ... (a) The budget officer shall itemize the budget to allow as clear a comparison as practicable between expenditures included in the proposed budget and actual ... Until a budget for a fiscal year is adopted by the commissioners court, the county may not make payments during that fiscal year except for ... In preparing or monitoring the budget, the budget officer may require the county auditor or any other district, county, or precinct officer of the county ... (a) The budget officer shall file a copy of the proposed budget with the county clerk and the county auditor. (b) The copy of the ... (a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. Any taxpayer of the county may attend and may participate in the ... (a) A commissioners court shall publish notice before a public hearing relating to a budget in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the ... (a) At the conclusion of the public hearing, the commissioners court shall take action on the proposed budget. (b) The commissioners court may make any ... On final approval of the budget by the commissioners court, the court shall file a copy of the budget with the county auditor and the ... (a) The commissioners court may spend county funds only in strict compliance with the budget, except as provided by this section. (b) The commissioners court ... If a county bond issue is submitted at an election or other authorized obligations are to be issued against future revenues and a tax is ... The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of all public or private grant or aid money that is available for disbursement ... The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of all revenue from intergovernmental contracts that is available for disbursement in a fiscal ... The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of revenue from a new source not anticipated before the adoption of the budget ... In preparing a county budget, a county may secure county bonds or other obligations by pledging for the term of the bonds or other obligations: ... This subchapter does not prevent the commissioners court from making changes in the budget for county purposes. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1197, ... The budget officer may assist the commissioners court in the performance of the court's duties relating to the efficiency and effectiveness of county operations. Acts ... The duties given under Subchapter B to the county auditor that are not expressly conferred by this subchapter on the budget officer remain duties of ... The commissioners court may employ personnel necessary to assist the budget officer in the performance of the duties of that office. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ... An increase from one fiscal year to the next in the amount budgeted for expenses of the county auditor's office or the salary of an ... Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a county may establish in the budget a reserve or contingency item. The item must be included in ... (a) On the adoption and certification of a general or special county budget, the county auditor shall open an appropriation account for each main budgeted ... The county auditor shall oversee the warrant process to ensure that the expenses of any department do not exceed the budget appropriations for that department. ... (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 225,000. (b) The county auditor shall charge all purchase orders, requisitions, ... The commissioners court in preparing the county budget shall determine the amount of county funds to be spent for the juvenile probation department in the ... (a) This section shall apply to all funds maintained and controlled by a county tax assessor-collector that are not included in the county budget. (b) ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |