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TX Loc Govt Code § 140.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.005. Annual Financial Statement of School, Road, or Other District

Sec. 140.005.  ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SCHOOL, ROAD, OR OTHER DISTRICT.  The governing body of a school district, open-enrollment charter school, junior college district, or a district or authority organized under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, shall prepare an annual financial statement showing for each fund subject to the authority of the governing body during the fiscal year:(1)  the total receipts of the fund, itemized by source of revenue, including taxes, assessments, service charges, grants of state money, gifts, or other general sources from which funds are derived;(2)  the total disbursements of the fund, itemized by the nature of the expenditure;  and(3)  the balance in the fund at the close of the fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1. 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.006. Publication of Annual Financial Statement by School, Road, or Other District

Sec. 140.006.  PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY SCHOOL, ROAD, OR OTHER DISTRICT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (e), the presiding officer of a governing body shall submit a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a newspaper in each county in which the district or any part of the district is located.(b)  If a district is located in more than one county, the financial statement may be published in a newspaper that has general circulation in the district.  If a newspaper is not published in the county, the financial statement may be published in a newspaper in an adjoining county.(c)  The presiding officer of a school district shall submit a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper published within the boundaries of the district.  If a daily, weekly, or biweekly newspaper is not published within the boundaries of the school district, the financial statement shall be published in the manner provided by Subsections (a) and (b).  The governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's financial statement is made available in the manner provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted continuously on the school's Internet website.(d)  A statement shall be published not later than two months after the date the fiscal year ends, except that a school district's statement shall be published not later than the 150th day after the date the fiscal year ends and in accordance with the accounting method required by the Texas Education Agency.(e)  This section does not apply to an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (H.B. 978), Sec. 1, eff. May 8, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.007. Least Cost Review Program

Sec. 140.007.  LEAST COST REVIEW PROGRAM.  (a)  To assist counties, the comptroller of public accounts may develop, promulgate, and widely distribute forms, with instruction, for cost accounting for public improvements.  The comptroller shall consult with large and small governmental entities and the construction industry prior to the promulgation of the forms and instructions.(b)  The cost accounting forms shall be simple and concise and capable of being completed by the counties at a minimum cost.  The form shall provide a simple comparison of the cost of public improvements constructed by a county's personnel, equipment, or facilities and a competitive bid submitted by the private sector.(c)  The forms and instructions promulgated and distributed shall provide for cost comparisons by all governmental entities, including but not limited to counties, municipalities, special districts, and any other such entities that construct public improvements in-house.  The cost comparison forms, with instruction, shall be promulgated and distributed by May 21, 1994.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1042, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 140.005 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(37), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.009. Contract for Collection of Amounts in Civil Cases

Sec. 140.009.  CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS IN CIVIL CASES.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may contract with a private attorney or public or private vendor for the collection of an amount owed to the municipality or county relating to a civil case, including an unpaid fine, fee, or court cost, if the amount is more than 60 days overdue.(b)  A municipality or county contracting with an attorney or a vendor under Subsection (a) may authorize the addition of a collection fee of 30 percent of the amount referred.  The collection fee may be used only to compensate the attorney or vendor who collects the debt.(c)  This section does not apply to the collection of commercial bail bonds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (H.B. 2021), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.012. Fiscal Year of Certain Political Subdivisions Created on or After September 1, 2019

Sec. 140.012.  FISCAL YEAR OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS CREATED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2019.  (a)  This section does not apply to a political subdivision that is a special district created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(b)  A political subdivision that is created on or after September 1, 2019, and that has authority to impose a tax must have the same fiscal year as the county in which the political subdivision is wholly or primarily located.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (H.B. 2617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.013. Balance Billing for County and Municipal Ambulance Services

Sec. 140.013.  BALANCE BILLING FOR COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES.  (a)  "Balance billing" means the practice of charging an enrollee in a health benefit plan to recover from the enrollee the balance of a health care provider's fee for a service received by the enrollee from the health care provider that is not fully reimbursed by the enrollee's health benefit plan.(b)  A county or municipality may elect to consider a health benefit plan payment towards a claim for air or ground ambulance services provided by the county or municipality as payment in full for those services regardless of the amount the county or municipality charged for those services.(c)  A county or municipality may not practice balance billing for a claim for which the county or municipality makes an election under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 790), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 144.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 144 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of Municipal Officers and Employees|Section 144.001. Transfer System Authorized

Sec. 144.001.  TRANSFER SYSTEM AUTHORIZED.  (a)  A municipality may establish and operate an electronic funds transfer system to transfer the following items directly into officers' and employees' accounts in financial institutions only:(1)  the net pay of the officers and employees;(2)  payments for the travel and subsistence of the officers and employees;  and(3)  all other forms of compensation, payment, or reimbursement paid to the officers and employees.(b)  The authority granted by this chapter may not be restricted by a municipal charter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 144.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 144 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of Municipal Officers and Employees|Section 144.002. Payee Request

Sec. 144.002.  PAYEE REQUEST.  An authorized payee must request in writing to participate in any electronic funds transfer system established and operated by the municipality.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 144.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 144 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of Municipal Officers and Employees|Section 144.003. Administration of System

Sec. 144.003.  ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM.  The municipal treasurer, with the approval of the governing body of the municipality, shall establish the procedures for administering the system and may use the services of financial institutions, automated clearinghouses, and the federal government.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 144.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 144 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of Municipal Officers and Employees|Section 144.004. Transfer to Multiple Payees

Sec. 144.004.  TRANSFER TO MULTIPLE PAYEES.  A single transfer may contain payments to multiple payees without the necessity of issuing individual warrants for each payee.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 144.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 144 - Electronic Funds Transfer of Compensation and Reimbursement of Municipal Officers and Employees|Section 144.005. No Additional Rights Created

Sec. 144.005.  NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS CREATED.  The use of an electronic funds transfer means of payment does not create any rights that would not have been created if an individual warrant had been used as a means of payment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 145.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.002. Definitions

Sec. 145.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Deliver" means transmitting by mail, personal delivery, or e-mail or any other means of electronic transfer.(2)  "Municipal officer" means the mayor, a member of the governing body, the municipal attorney, or the city manager of a municipality.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 1246), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.003. Financial Statement Required

Sec. 145.003.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  A municipal officer or a candidate for a municipal office filled by election shall file a financial statement as required by this chapter.(b)  The statement must:(1)  be filed with the clerk or secretary of the municipality in which the officer or candidate resides;  and(2)  comply with Sections 572.022 and 572.023, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.004. Filing Dates; Timeliness of Filing

Sec. 145.004.  FILING DATES;  TIMELINESS OF FILING.  (a)  A municipal officer shall file the financial statement required by this chapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.026(a), Government Code.(b)  A person who is appointed to a municipal office shall file the financial statement required by this chapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.026(c), Government Code.(c)  A candidate for a municipal office filled by election shall file the financial statement required by this chapter not later than the earlier of:(1)  the 20th day after the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot in the election;  or(2)  the fifth day before the date of the election.(d)  Except as provided in Subsection (g), the timeliness of the filing is governed by Section 572.029, Government Code.(e)  A municipal officer or a person who is appointed to a municipal office may request the clerk or secretary of the municipality to grant an extension of not more than 60 days for filing the statement.  The clerk or secretary shall grant the request if it is received before the filing deadline or if the officer's physical or mental incapacity prevents the officer from filing the statement or requesting an extension before the filing deadline.  The clerk or secretary may not grant more than one extension to a person in one year except for good cause shown.(f)  The clerk or secretary may not grant an extension to a candidate for a municipal office filled by election.(g)  A person is considered to have timely filed a financial statement under this chapter if:(1)  the statement is personally delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the last day for filing the statement; or(2)  the clerk or secretary of the municipality with whom the statement is required to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the electronic filing of the statement and the statement is electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures not later than midnight of the last day for filing the statement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 1035), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.005. Form of Statement

Sec. 145.005.  FORM OF STATEMENT.  (a)  The clerk or secretary of the municipality shall require that the form designed by the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 572, Government Code, be used for filing the financial statement.(b)  The clerk or secretary shall deliver at least one copy of the form to each municipal officer or person who is appointed to a municipal office who is required to file under this chapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.030(c)(1), Government Code. The clerk or secretary shall deliver a copy of the form to each candidate for a municipal office filled by election who is required to file under this chapter not later than the 10th day before the deadline for filing the statement under Section 145.004(c). The clerk or secretary may choose one or more methods to deliver the form.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 1246), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.006. Duplicate or Supplemental Statements

Sec. 145.006.  DUPLICATE OR SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENTS.  If a person has filed a financial statement under one provision of this chapter covering the preceding calendar year, the person is not required to file a financial statement required under another provision of this chapter covering that same year if, before the deadline for filing the statement under the other provision, the person notifies the clerk or secretary of the municipality in writing that the person has already filed a financial statement under this chapter covering that year.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.007. Public Access to Statements

Sec. 145.007.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS.  (a)  Financial statements filed under this chapter are public records.  The clerk or secretary of the municipality shall maintain the statements in separate alphabetical files and in a manner that is accessible to the public during regular office hours.(b)  Until the first anniversary of the date a financial statement is filed, each time a person, other than the clerk or secretary of the municipality or an employee of the clerk or secretary who is acting on official business, requests to see the financial statement, the clerk or secretary shall place in the file a statement of the person's name and address, whom the person represents, and the date of the request.  The clerk or secretary shall retain that statement in the file until the first anniversary of the date the requested financial statement is filed.(c)  The clerk or secretary of the municipality may, and on notification from a former officer or candidate shall, destroy any financial statements filed by the officer or candidate after the second anniversary of the date the person ceases to be an officer or candidate, as applicable.(d)  On the written request of a municipal court judge of the municipality or a candidate for municipal court judge, the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall remove or redact the residence address of the municipal court judge, municipal court judge's family member, or candidate for the office of municipal court judge, from a financial statement filed under this chapter before the financial statement is made available to a member of the public.(e)  In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 489), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 1134), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.008. Notification to Prosecuting Attorney

Sec. 145.008.  NOTIFICATION TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.  The clerk or secretary of each municipality shall maintain a list of the municipal officers and candidates for municipal office required to file a financial statement under this chapter.  Not later than the 10th day after each applicable filing deadline, the municipal clerk shall provide to the municipal attorney a copy of the list showing for each municipal officer and candidate for municipal office:(1)  whether the officer or candidate timely filed a financial statement as required by this chapter;(2)  whether the officer or candidate timely requested and was granted an extension of time to file as provided for by Section 145.004 and the new due date for each such officer or candidate;  or(3)  whether the officer or candidate did not timely file a financial statement or receive an extension of time.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 145.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 145 - Financial Disclosure by and Standards of Conduct for Local Government Officers|Section 145.009. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 145.009.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A municipal officer or a candidate for a municipal office filled by election commits an offense if the officer or candidate knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the officer or candidate did not receive copies of the financial statement form required to be delivered to the officer or candidate by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 1246), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|