Sec. 158.014. DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM. (a) If, after a civil service system under this subchapter has been in effect for at least one year, 10 percent of the qualified voters of the county petition the commissioners court to dissolve the system, the commissioners court shall call an election to determine whether the system will be dissolved.
(b) An election under this section must be held in the manner provided for an election to create a county civil service system.
(c) The ballot for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dissolution of the county civil service system."
(d) If the proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election, the commissioners court shall declare the result and by order dissolve the civil service system. A copy of the order dissolving the system shall be placed in the minutes of the court's proceedings.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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