Sec. 351.04155. COMMISSARY OPERATION BY SHERIFF IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that:
(1) has a population of one million or more;
(2) has two municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more; and
(3) is adjacent to a county with a population of one million or more.
(b) The county is subject to Section 351.0415, except:
(1) Section 351.0415(b)(1) does not apply to the sheriff of the county;
(2) new bids to renew contracts under Section 351.0415(b)(3) are subject to the approval of the commissioners court of the county;
(3) the sheriff may not make a disbursement from the commissary proceeds unless the sheriff receives approval for the disbursement from the commissioners court of the county; and
(4) the sheriff shall provide to the commissioners court of the county each contract the sheriff makes under this section relating to the commissary and shall provide the contract within 10 days after the date the contract is made.
(c) A purchase made by the sheriff using commissary proceeds is subject to the competitive purchasing procedures contained in Subchapter C, Chapter 262. For the purpose of complying with that subchapter, a reference in that subchapter to "commissioners court" means the sheriff and a reference to "the county official who makes purchases for the county" means the sheriff or the sheriff's designee.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1057, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.
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