ORDER NO. 13567
ORDER SETTING COUNTY AND PRECINCT OFFICIALS ON SALARY
BASIS
On this the 8th day of January 1979, at a Regular Term of
the Commissioners' Court, with a quorum being present, there
came on for consideration the matter of compensation of various
County and Precinct Officials of Kerr County, Texas, for the
year 1979, as provided for in Article 3912e, Section 6,
R.C.S. of Texas.
And it appearing to the Court that Kerr County has a population
of less than 20,000 inhabitants, according to the last Federal
Census and that the interests of the County would be best served
if the County Officials and Precinct Officials of Kerr County
be paid on a salary basis as provided by law, for the year 1979.
Upon motion duly made by Commissioner Garrett seconded
by Commissioner Lich and unanimously approved by the
Court, it is ordered that the County Officials and Precinct
Officials of Rerr County be paid on a salary basis as provided
by law, for the year 1979.
It is further ordered by the Court that the Clerk of the Court
prepare a certified copy of this order and send same to the
Comptroller of Public Accounts in Austin, Texas.
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T0: COUNTY CLERKS OF TEXAS
Gentlemen:
This is a reminder for you to forward to our department a certi-
fied copy of the order to be passed by your Commissioner's Court
on January 8, 1979, placing the officers of your county either
on a fee or salary basis for the calendar year 1979. TJe shall
appreciate your sending this order as soon as possible after your
Commissioner's Court meets at its first regular meeting. This is
needed to determine the basis for the payment of money to your
county officers and until it is received, this department cannot
either pay your county or your county officers any money.
The above request is provided for in Article 3912e, Section 2,
R.C.S, which reads in part, "Sec. 2. The Commissioner's Conrt of
each county in the State of Texas, at its first regular meeting
in January of each calendar year, shall, by order made and entered
in the minutes of said court, determine. In counties having
a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) inhabitants ac-
cording to the last preceding Federal Census, it shall likewise be
the duty of the Commissioner's Court, by its order duly made and
entered of record at its first regular meeting in January of each
calendar year to determine whether county officers of such county
(excluding county surveyors, registrars of vital statistics and
notaries public) shall be compensated for the fiscal year on the
basis of an annual salary or whether they shall be compensated on
the basis of fees earned by them in the performance of their of-
ficial duties, and it shall also be the duty of the county clerk
to forward to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of
Texas on or before the 31st day of January a certified copy of
said order of said Commissioner's Court." (Underscoring supplied).
Until we have received such order, this department is placed in
this position, we can neither pay your county any monies under the
provisions of Article 3912e, R.C.S. Sec. 6, (a) in the event your
county officers have been placed on a salary basis, nor any fees
in the event your county has placed its officers on a fee basis for
the calendar year 1979.
Sincerely yours,
J.P. Schroeder
Chief Accountant III
Claims Division
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Order Setting County & Precinct
Officials on Salary Basis
1 $ - 1979