Sec. 111.038. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET. (a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. Any person may attend and may participate in the hearing.
(b) The commissioners court shall hold the hearing on a day within 10 calendar days after the date the proposed budget is filed but before the last day of the first month of the fiscal year.
(c) The commissioners court shall publish notice that it will consider the proposed budget on the date of the budget hearing. The notice must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and must state the date, time, and location of the hearing.
(d) Notice under this section must include, in type of a size at least equal to the type used for other items in the notice, any statement required to be included in the proposed budget under Section 111.033(b).
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 552, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3195), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of More Than 225,000
Section 111.031. Subchapter Applicable to Counties With Population of More Than 225,000; Exception
Section 111.032. County Auditor as Budget Officer
Section 111.033. Annual Budget Required
Section 111.034. Itemized Budget; Contents
Section 111.035. Limitation on Expenditures Before Adoption of Budget
Section 111.036. Information Furnished by Officers
Section 111.037. Proposed Budget Filed With County Clerk; Public Inspection
Section 111.038. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget
Section 111.0385. Special Notice by Publication for Budget Hearing
Section 111.039. Adoption of Budget
Section 111.040. Approved Budget Filed With Officers: Posting on Internet
Section 111.041. Expenditure of Funds Under Budget; Emergency Expenditure; Budget Transfer
Section 111.0415. Changes in Budget for County Purposes
Section 111.042. Budget for Expenditures From Proceeds of Bonds or Other Obligations
Section 111.043. Special Budget for Grant or Aid Money
Section 111.0431. Special Budget for Revenue From Intergovernmental Contracts
Section 111.0432. Special Budget for Revenue Received After Start of Fiscal Year