Sec. 158.008. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) If a civil service system is created under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall appoint three persons to serve as the members of the civil service commission that administers the system. The commissioners court shall designate one of the members as chairman of the commission.
(b) Each member of the commission is appointed for a term of two years.
(c) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy on the commission by appointing a person to serve the unexpired part of the term of the member whose position is vacant.
(d) To be eligible for appointment to the commission, a person must:
(1) be at least 25 years old; and
(2) have resided in the county for the three years immediately preceding the date on which the person's term will begin.
(e) A member of the commissioners court of a county with a population of two million or more is not prohibited from being appointed to the civil service commission.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees
Chapter 158 - County Civil Service
Subchapter A. County Civil Service System
Section 158.002. Eligible Counties
Section 158.003. Creation by Order
Section 158.004. Creation by Election
Section 158.005. Ballots and Voting at Election to Create System
Section 158.006. Result of Election to Create System
Section 158.0065. Petition to Create by Order or Election
Section 158.007. Expanded Coverage or Dissolution of System in Populous Counties
Section 158.008. Appointment of Commission
Section 158.009. Powers of the Commission
Section 158.0095. Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Administer Oaths
Section 158.010. Employment by Departments
Section 158.011. Compensation and Staff
Section 158.0121. Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule
Section 158.0122. Procedures for Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule
Section 158.0123. Cost of Preparing Commission Record