Texas Local Government Code 111.062 – Appointment of Budget Officer; Abolition of Office
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(a) The commissioners court of the county may appoint a county budget officer to prepare a county budget for the fiscal year.
(b) A county that establishes the office of county budget officer may abolish that office only by a formal action of the commissioners court. The court must take the action after the first day of the second month of the fiscal year and before the first day of the sixth month of the fiscal year. If the office is abolished, the duties of budget officer shall be performed by:
(1) the county judge, if the county has a population of 225,000 or less; or
(2) the county auditor, if the county has a population of more than 225,000.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 111.062
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005