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TX Loc Govt Code § 105.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds|Subchapter E. Depository Accounts|Section 105.073. Deposit of Funds

Sec. 105.073.  DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.  Not later than 60 days from the date the governing body of the municipality designates a depository in accordance with the provisions of Section 105.016, the designated officer of the municipality shall transfer to the depository all the municipal funds covered by the depository services contract under the control of the designated officer.  The designated officer of the municipality shall as soon as practicable also deposit in the depository to the credit of the municipality any money covered by the depository services contract received after the depository is designated.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 105.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds|Subchapter E. Depository Accounts|Section 105.074. Payment of Funds

Sec. 105.074.  PAYMENT OF FUNDS.  (a)  The funds of the municipality may be paid out of a depository only at the direction of a designated officer.(b)  Except as provided in Subsection (g), a designated officer may draw a check on a depository only on a warrant signed by the mayor and attested by the secretary of the municipality.(c)  If there is sufficient money in a fund in a depository against which the proper authority has drawn a warrant, the designated officer on presentation of the warrant shall draw a check on the depository in favor of the legal holder of the warrant, retain the warrant, and charge the warrant against the fund on which it is drawn.  The designated officer may not draw a warrant on a fund in a depository unless the fund has sufficient money to pay the warrant.(d)  A designated officer may not draw a check on any funds designated in the depository services contract as time deposits until notice has been given and the notice period has expired under the terms of the contract with the depository.(e)  The mayor and secretary of the municipality may not draw a warrant on a special fund in a depository or under the control of the designated officer that was created to pay the bonded indebtedness of the municipality other than to pay the principal of or interest on the indebtedness or to invest the fund as provided by law.(f)  The designated officer may not pay or draw a check to pay money out of a special fund that was created to pay the bonded indebtedness of the municipality other than to pay the principal of or interest on the indebtedness or to invest the fund as provided by law.(g)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (b) through (f), the governing body of a municipality may adopt procedures:(1)  governing the method by which the designated officer is authorized to direct payments from the funds of the municipality on deposit with a depository;(2)  governing the method of payment of obligations of the municipality, including payment by check, draft, wire transfer, or other method of payment mutually acceptable to the municipality and the depository;  and(3)  the governing body determines are necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of the payment process.(h)  If a municipality adopts procedures in accordance with Subsection (g), a copy of the adopted procedures shall be filed with the depository.  The designated officer and the depository shall agree upon record-keeping safeguards and other measures necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of the payment process.  The safeguards must be approved by the governing body of the municipality if the governing body finds that the safeguards are consistent with and do not contravene the procedures adopted under Subsection (g).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 105.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds|Subchapter E. Depository Accounts|Section 105.075. Checks Payable at Depository

Sec. 105.075.  CHECKS PAYABLE AT DEPOSITORY.  Checks drawn by the treasurer of the municipality against municipal funds on deposit are payable by the depository at its place of business in the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 105.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds|Subchapter E. Depository Accounts|Section 105.076. Debts Payable Other Than at Municipal Treasury

Sec. 105.076.  DEBTS PAYABLE OTHER THAN AT MUNICIPAL TREASURY.  The governing body of the municipality may direct the designated officer to withdraw from a depository and deposit money sufficient to pay a bond, coupon, or other indebtedness of the municipality at a place other than at the municipal treasury if by its terms the indebtedness is payable on maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity at the other location.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 105.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds|Subchapter F. Liability and Report of Designated Officer|Section 105.091. Liability of Designated Officer

Sec. 105.091.  LIABILITY OF DESIGNATED OFFICER.  (a)  The designated officer is not responsible for any loss of municipal funds through the negligence, failure, or wrongful act of a depository.  This subsection does not release the designated officer from responsibility for a loss resulting from the official misconduct of the designated officer, including a misappropriation of the funds, or from responsibility for the funds until a depository is selected and the funds are deposited.(b)  A designated officer who diverts money from an interest and sinking fund or who applies money in that fund for a purpose other than as permitted by Section 105.074(f) is:(1)  subject to a penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000;  and(2)  liable for the amount of money that is diverted.(c)  The state is entitled to recover a penalty imposed under Subsection (b)(1).  The amount of diverted money that is recovered under Subsection (b)(2) shall be paid into the municipal treasury to the credit of the fund from which it was diverted.(d)  The attorney general or the district attorney of the district in which the designated officer resides, or the county attorney in a county that is not served by a district attorney, may institute suit against the designated officer and the sureties on the designated officer's official bond to recover the amounts described by Subsection (b).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 105.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds|Subchapter F. Liability and Report of Designated Officer|Section 105.092. Report by Designated Officer

Sec. 105.092.  REPORT BY DESIGNATED OFFICER.  In conjunction with the publication of the annual financial statement of the municipality, the designated officer shall prepare a report which shall describe in summary form:(1)  the amount of receipts and expenditures of the municipal treasury;(2)  the amount of money on hand in each fund;(3)  the amount of bonds becoming due for redemption that require action;(4)  the amount of interest to be paid during the next fiscal year;  and(5)  any other information required by law to be reported by the designated officer.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 234, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 108.001. Definition

Sec. 108.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "defined area" means a defined area created by a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 108.002. Application of Chapter

Sec. 108.002.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a municipality that under Section 43.075 or any other law abolishes a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that contains a defined area.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 108.003. Conflict With Other Laws

Sec. 108.003.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS.  To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and any other law, including Subchapter A, Chapter 372, this chapter controls.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of|Section 108.051. Bonds Originally Authorized in Abolished Municipal Utility District; Property Taxes

Sec. 108.051.  BONDS ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED IN ABOLISHED MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT; PROPERTY TAXES.  (a)  If, before its abolition, a municipal utility district voted to issue bonds secured by property taxes for a defined area under Section 54.806, Water Code, and if some or all of the bonds were not issued, sold, and delivered before the abolition, the governing body of the municipality that abolished the district may issue and sell municipal bonds:(1)  in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unissued district bonds approved by the voters; and(2)  for the purpose of carrying out the purposes for which the district bonds were voted.(b)  The bonds are issued under the authority under which they were voted, particularly Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  The bonds must be secured by a tax under the authority under which they were voted, particularly a tax on the property in the defined area of the abolished district.(c)  The bonds must be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality.  The ordinance must provide for the levy of taxes on all taxable property in the defined area of the abolished district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of|Section 108.052. Bonds Authorized Under Public Improvement District; Assessments

Sec. 108.052.  BONDS AUTHORIZED UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  If, before its abolition, a municipal utility district voted to issue bonds secured by property taxes for a defined area under Section 54.806, Water Code, and if some or all of the bonds were not issued, sold, and delivered before the abolition, the governing body of the municipality that abolished the district may, on its own motion, establish a public improvement district under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, for the purpose of issuing and selling municipal bonds:(1)  in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unissued district bonds approved by the voters; and(2)  for the purpose of carrying out the purposes for which the district bonds were voted, including the cost of facilities constructed after creation of the defined area in accordance with the plan for improvements adopted by the board of directors of the abolished district.(b)  A municipality that establishes a public improvement district under this section may:(1)  enter into agreements with developers of property in the public improvement district for the construction, acquisition, expansion, improvement, or extension of improvements in the public improvement district;(2)  reimburse a developer for the costs of the improvements through assessments payable in installments on property in the public improvement district;(3)  pledge any type of assessment, including installment assessments, levied against property in the public improvement district as security for bonds and agreements; and(4)  structure the assessments in any manner determined by the governing body of the municipality.(c)  In structuring an assessment under this section, the municipality may include in the assessment:(1)  a coverage factor;(2)  any prepayment dates;(3)  terms or amounts; and(4)  any other methodology or amounts determined necessary or convenient by the governing body of the municipality.(d)  Any bonds issued by the municipality under this section must be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality and shall provide for the collection of the assessments as authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and this chapter.(e)  The bonds may be payable in installments, as determined by the governing body of the municipality, against the property in the defined area.(f)  The municipality may use the bonds to:(1)  pay or reimburse a developer for public improvements in the public improvement district under a development or other agreement with the developer;(2)  pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due; or(3)  pay any combination of purposes described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of|Section 108.053. Pledges to Secure Bonds

Sec. 108.053.  PLEDGES TO SECURE BONDS.  The municipality may further pledge any available funds to secure the bonds, including taxes or other revenue.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of|Section 108.054. Choice of Laws

Sec. 108.054.  CHOICE OF LAWS.  (a)  A municipality may exercise powers under Section 108.051 or 108.052, but may not exercise powers under both sections for the same defined area.(b)  A municipality that exercises powers under Section 108.051 or 108.052 to reimburse a developer's infrastructure costs in a defined area shall not be required to provide payment to the developer under Section 43.0715.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of|Section 108.055. Conflict With Municipal Charter

Sec. 108.055.  CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL CHARTER.  This subchapter prevails over a municipal charter provision to the extent of a conflict with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 108.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle A - Municipal Finances|Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas|Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of|Section 108.056. Effect on Other Municipal Bonds

Sec. 108.056.  EFFECT ON OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS.  This subchapter does not affect the authority of a municipality to issue bonds for other purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (S.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 111.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 111 - County Budget|Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less|Section 111.001. Subchapter Applicable to Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less; Exception

Sec. 111.001.  SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF 225,000 OR LESS;  EXCEPTION.  This subchapter applies only to a county that has a population of 225,000 or less and that does not operate under Subchapter C.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 11(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 111.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 111 - County Budget|Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less|Section 111.002. County Judge as Budget Officer

Sec. 111.002.  COUNTY JUDGE AS BUDGET OFFICER.  The county judge serves as the budget officer for the commissioners court of the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 111.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 111 - County Budget|Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less|Section 111.003. Annual Budget Required

Sec. 111.003.  ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED.  (a)  Not later than August 15, the county judge, assisted by the county auditor or county clerk, shall prepare a budget to cover all proposed expenditures of the county government for the succeeding fiscal year.(b)  A proposed budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year must contain a cover page with the following statement in 18-point or larger type:  "This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by (insert total dollar amount of increase and percentage increase), and of that amount (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll) is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year."|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 117, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3195), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 111.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 111 - County Budget|Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less|Section 111.004. Itemized Budget; Contents

Sec. 111.004.  ITEMIZED BUDGET;  CONTENTS.  (a)  The county judge shall itemize the budget to allow as clear a comparison as practicable between expenditures included in the proposed budget and actual expenditures for the same or similar purposes that were made for the preceding fiscal year.  The budget must show as definitely as possible each of the projects for which an appropriation is established in the budget and the estimated amount of money carried in the budget for each project.(b)  The budget must contain a complete financial statement of the county that shows:(1)  the outstanding obligations of the county;(2)  the cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the county government;(3)  the funds received from all sources during the preceding fiscal year;(4)  the funds available from all sources during the ensuing fiscal year;(5)  the estimated revenues available to cover the proposed budget;  and(6)  the estimated tax rate required to cover the proposed budget.(c)  In preparing the budget, the county judge shall estimate the revenue to be derived from taxes to be levied and collected in the succeeding fiscal year and shall include that revenue in the estimate of funds available to cover the proposed budget.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 111.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 111 - County Budget|Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less|Section 111.005. Information Furnished by County Officers

Sec. 111.005.  INFORMATION FURNISHED BY COUNTY OFFICERS.  (a)  In preparing the budget, the county judge may require any county officer to furnish existing information necessary for the judge to properly prepare the budget.(b)  If a county officer fails to provide the information as required by the county judge, the county judge may request the commissioners court to issue an order:(1)  directing the county officer to produce the required information;  and(2)  prescribing the form in which the county officer must produce the information.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 111.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 111 - County Budget|Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less|Section 111.006. Proposed Budget Filed With County Clerk; Public Inspection

Sec. 111.006.  PROPOSED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK;  PUBLIC INSPECTION.  (a)  Not later than August 15, the county judge shall file a copy of the proposed budget with the county clerk.(b)  The copy of the proposed budget shall be available for inspection by any person.  If the county maintains an Internet website, the county clerk shall take action to ensure that the proposed budget is posted on the website.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 3195), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (S.B. 1357), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021.|