Sec. 251.005. COMMISSIONER'S ROAD REPORT. (a) A county commissioner serving as a road supervisor shall make a sworn annual report during the ninth month of the county fiscal year on a form approved by the commissioners court showing:
(1) the condition of each road or part of a road and of each culvert and bridge in the commissioner's precinct;
(2) the amount of money reasonably necessary for maintenance of the roads in the precinct during the next county fiscal year;
(3) the number of traffic control devices in the precinct defaced or torn down;
(4) any new road that should be opened in the precinct; and
(5) any bridges, culverts, or other improvements necessary to place the roads in the precinct in good condition, and the probable cost of the improvements.
(b) The report shall be entered in the minutes of the commissioners court to be considered in improving public roads and determining the amount of taxes imposed for public roads.
(c) The report shall be submitted, together with each contract made by the court since its last report for any work on any road, to the grand jury at the first term of the district court occurring after the report is made to the commissioners court.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 917, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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