ORDER NO. 16001
RESOLUTION
OF THE COMP4ISSIONERS COURT OF KERR COUNTY
T E X A S
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
X KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF KERR X
WHEREAS, this Court, having reviewed House Bill 191 and its
companion bill, Senate Bill 539, Senate Bill 321 and Senate Bill 331,
all dealing wholly or in part with fees collected by the District
Clerks of Texas, and having reviewed a current survey which reflects
that most district clerks, including the District Clerk of Kerr
County, are experiencing serious deficits in their offices, respect-
fully urges the members of the Texas State Legislature and the
Governor of this State to exercise every effort within reason toward
PASSAGE AND ENACTMENT INTO LAW OF HOUSE BILL 191 AND SENATE BILL 539,
the result of which will reduce the losses sustained by counties in
Texas through the operation of their District Clerks` offices.
AND WHEREAS, this Court further goes on record by and through
this Resolution, as STRONGLY OBJECTING to the consideration of any
legislation purporting to increase the filing fees of District Clerks,
but which by said increase provides absolutely no assistance to the
continually increasing deficits experienced in the operation District
Clerks' offices.
MOVED AND SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AS THE RESOLUTION OF
THIS COURT ON THIS THE 8th pAY OF April A.D. 1985.
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Commissioner, Pr ct #2
Edward D. Higgins
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House Bill 191 and Senate Bill 539 - This is a fee bill that
would raise the District Clerks' fees almost double, but all
fees would stay with the County, except in Criminal Cases
where we are already sending parts of Criminal Court Cost to
the State, but all Civi] fees would stay in Kerr County.
This is the bill that all the District Clerks are recommending
and urging passage by the Legislature.
Senate Bill 321 - This bill would increase the district clerks
filing fee to $100.00. 75°s of all fees collected would be
returned to the state comptroller to be deposited into the
State's General Fund.
Senate Bill 331 - This bill would increase the cost of filing
a new petition from $25.00 to $65.00. The $40.00 increase
would be returned to the Sate to fund the District Court
Judges Supplemental Salary & Judicial System Support Fund.
House Bill 1308 - Again, a $40.00 increase would be added to
the clerks filing fee with the increase returned to the State
to fund the District Court Supplemental Salary & Judicial
Support Fund.
House Bill 2051 - In this one the filing fee i5 increased to
$100.00. The ENTIRE $100.00 FILING FEE would be returned to
the State to fund the JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FUND.
THIS IS JUST A SHORT SUMMARY OF EACH BILL.
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