Sec. 152.905. PROCEDURES FOR SETTING COMPENSATION BY DISTRICT JUDGES. (a) This section applies only to the compensation of the county auditor, assistant auditors, and court reporters.
(b) Before setting the amount of annual compensation of the county auditor, assistant auditors, and court reporters, the district judge or judges shall hold a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard.
(c) Not earlier than the 30th or later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, notice of the time, place, and subject of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(d) At the hearing, the district judge or judges shall set the amount of compensation of the county auditor, assistant auditors, and court reporters considered at the hearing. The vote must be recorded, transcribed, and maintained as a public record.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1169, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1225, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees
Chapter 152 - Amount of Compensation, Expenses, and Allowances of County Officers and Employees
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 152.901. Travel Expenses for Certain County Agents and Board Members
Section 152.902. Compensation for Reserve Deputy Constables
Section 152.903. Compensation for Interpreters Employed by District Courts
Section 152.904. Compensation of County Judge in Certain Counties
Section 152.905. Procedures for Setting Compensation by District Judges
Section 152.906. Longevity Pay for Deputy Constables
Section 152.907. Continuing Education Expenses for County and Precinct Officers