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Local Government Code §84.003

In force on May 31, 2015 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1987 · same as today's text

PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT

(a) The district judges shall appoint the county auditor at a special meeting held for that purpose. If a majority of the judges cannot agree on the selection of a person as county auditor, one of the judges shall certify that fact to the governor, who shall appoint another district judge to act and vote with the district judges to select the county auditor. (b) The clerk of the district court shall record the judges' action in the minutes of the court and certify it to the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall record in its minutes the judges' action and an order directing the payment of the auditor's salary.

History: Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0038 (May 31, 2015): Whether the Open Meetings Act applies to district and county court-at-law judges when they meet to appoint county officials
GA-1062 (Dec 02, 2013): Salary increases for assistant auditors and administrative assistants after passage of the county budget

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