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TX Loc Govt Code § 157.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 157 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of County Officers and Employees|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 157.902. Personnel Rules Applying to Juvenile and Probation Officers, Court Reporters, and County Auditor's Office in Counties of 500,000 or More

Sec. 157.902.  PERSONNEL RULES APPLYING TO JUVENILE AND PROBATION OFFICERS, COURT REPORTERS, AND COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE IN COUNTIES OF 500,000 OR MORE.  (a)  This section applies only to counties with a population of 500,000 or more.(b)  The district judges in the county may, by a majority vote at a meeting of which each judge has notice, apply to all juvenile and probation officers appointed under Title 82, Revised Statutes, all court reporters, and the county auditor and all the auditor's assistants in the county the rules that:(1)  are adopted by the commissioners court in the county for other county and district employees;  and(2)  relate to hours of work;  vacations;  holidays;  sick leave;  deductions for absences;  retirement;  medical care;  hospitalization;  and compensation, accident, hospital, and disability insurance.(c)  The district judges must uniformly apply the rules as far as practicable.(d)  If the district judges do not exercise their authority under Subsection (b):(1)  the juvenile board of the county may, to the extent the board determines, apply the rules to the juvenile and probation officers;(2)  the district judges may, to the extent the judges determine by vote of a majority present, apply the rules to the court reporters;  and(3)  the county auditor may, to the extent the auditor determines and with the approval of a majority of the district judges, apply the rules to the county auditor and the auditor's assistants.(e)  A decision of the district judges under Subsection (d)(2), must be evidenced by an order entered in the minutes of each judge's court.  A certified copy of the order must be given to the commissioners court of the county.(f)  If a juvenile or probation officer, a county auditor, or an assistant to the auditor is jointly employed by two or more subdivisions of government, the rules that are applied to that person may be changed accordingly.  To achieve uniform application of the rules, the person may be considered to be employed and paid by only one subdivision, but the expenses of administration and contributions may be prorated to the different employing subdivisions.(g)  This section does not affect any other law that applies to the time, method, and manner of appointment or discharge of a juvenile or probation officer, a court reporter, or the county auditor or an assistant to the auditor or that applies to the number or salaries of those persons.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Renumbered from Sec. 157.062 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 37(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 157.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 157 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of County Officers and Employees|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 157.903. Authority to Indemnify Elected and Appointed County Officers

Sec. 157.903.  AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY ELECTED AND APPOINTED COUNTY OFFICERS.  The commissioners court of a county by order may provide for the indemnification of an elected or appointed county officer against personal liability for the loss of county funds, or loss of or damage to personal property, incurred by the officer in the performance of official duties if the loss was not the result of the officer's negligence or criminal action.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 253, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 157.9031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 157 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of County Officers and Employees|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 157.9031. Authority to Require Reimbursement for Certain Coverage

Sec. 157.9031.  AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COVERAGE.  A self-insuring county or the intergovernmental pool operating under Chapter 119, under policies concerning the provision of coverages adopted by the county's commissioners court or the pool's governing body, may require reimbursement for the provision of punitive damage coverage from a person to whom the county or intergovernmental pool provides coverage.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1243), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 18, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 157.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees|Chapter 157 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of County Officers and Employees|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 157.906. Payment for Appearances of Peace Officers Employed by County in Court or Administrative Proceedings

Sec. 157.906.  PAYMENT FOR APPEARANCES OF PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY COUNTY IN COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  A county shall pay a peace officer employed by the county for an appearance as a witness in a criminal suit, a civil suit, or an administrative proceeding in which the county or other political subdivision or government agency is a party in interest if the appearance:(1)  is required;(2)  is made on time off;  and(3)  is made by the peace officer in the capacity of a peace officer.(b)  Payment under this section is at the peace officer's regular rate of pay.(c)  Payment under this section may be taxed as court costs in civil suits.(d)  This section does not reduce or prohibit compensation paid in excess of the regular rate of pay.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 412 (H.B. 1960), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.001. Definitions

Sec. 158.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Commission" means a county civil service commission.(2)  "Employee" means a person who obtains a position by appointment and who is not authorized by statute to perform governmental functions involving an exercise of discretion in the person's own right, unless the person is included by a local civil service rule adopted under the procedures outlined in Section 158.009; or a person included in the coverage of a county civil service system as the result of an election held under Section 158.007.  The term does not include a person who holds an office the term of which is limited by the constitution of this state.(3)  "Department" means a county, district, or precinct office or officer, agency, or board that has jurisdiction and control of the performance of employees' official duties.  The term includes a sheriff's department.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 881, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (H.B. 831), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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

Sec. 158.002.  ELIGIBLE COUNTIES.  A county with a population of 190,000 or more may, in accordance with this subchapter, create a county civil service system to include all the employees of the county who are not exempted from the system by the express terms or judicial interpretations of this subchapter or by the operation of Subchapter B.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (H.B. 831), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.0025. Creation of Sheriff's Department Civil Service System in Certain Counties Not Covered by Subchapter B

Sec. 158.0025.  CREATION OF SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES NOT COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER B.  (a)  This section applies only to a county with a population of 190,000 or more, other than:(1)  a county that has created a civil service system under this subchapter to include those employees of the county described by Section 158.002;  or(2)  a county in which the sheriff's department is eligible to create a civil service system under Subchapter B.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the commissioners court of a county to which this section applies may create a civil service system under this section to include only the employees of the sheriff's department of the county.(c)  A sheriff's department civil service system may be created under this section by an order in accordance with Section 158.003 or by an election in accordance with Section 158.004.(d)  Notwithstanding Section 158.005(b), if an election is ordered under Section 158.004 on the question of the creation of a sheriff's department civil service system under this section, the commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide voting for or against the proposition:  "Creation of a civil service system for the sheriff's department of the county."(e)  Notwithstanding Section 158.014(c), if an election is called to determine whether a sheriff's department civil service system created under this section will be dissolved under that section, the commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide voting for or against the proposition:  "Dissolution of the civil service system for the sheriff's department of the county."(f)  Sections 158.0065 and 158.007 do not apply to a sheriff's department civil service system created under this section.(g)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, the provisions of this subchapter that would govern the operation of a civil service system created for all employees of a county under this chapter apply to the operation of a civil service system created for the employees of the sheriff's department of a county under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 414 (S.B. 1673), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (H.B. 831), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.003. Creation by Order

Sec. 158.003.  CREATION BY ORDER.  (a)  A county civil service system may be created by an order adopted by a majority of the members of the commissioners court of the county.(b)  A copy of an order adopted under this section shall be placed in the minutes of the court's proceedings.  The copy of the order is public information.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.004. Creation by Election

Sec. 158.004.  CREATION BY ELECTION.  (a)  A county civil service system may be created by approval of the system by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election called for that purpose.(b)  The commissioners court by order may call an election on the question of the creation of a county civil service system.(c)  The commissioners court shall hold the election called under this section on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, that allows sufficient time for publication of the notice required by Subsection (e) and for compliance with any other requirements established by law.(d)  The order calling the election must specify the date, time, and place of the election, the form of the ballots, and the name of the presiding judge for each voting place.(e)  In addition to the notice required by Chapter 4, Election Code, the commissioners court must publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a substantial copy of the order calling the election.  The first publication must be made on or before the 15th day before the date of the election and continue once a week for two consecutive weeks.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.005. Ballots and Voting at Election to Create System

Sec. 158.005.  BALLOTS AND VOTING AT ELECTION TO CREATE SYSTEM.  (a)  Each qualified voter of the county is entitled to vote at the election.(b)  The commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Creation of a county civil service system."|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.006. Result of Election to Create System

Sec. 158.006.  RESULT OF ELECTION TO CREATE SYSTEM.  (a)  The presiding judge of each voting place shall supervise the counting of votes cast at the election.(b)  Within 24 hours after the election, each judge shall certify to the commissioners court the results of the election at the voting place.(c)  A copy of the results of the election shall be filed with the county clerk.  The copy on file with the county clerk is a public record.(d)  If the proposition is approved, the commissioners court shall declare the result and by order create the county civil service system.  A copy of the order creating 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.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.0065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.0065. Petition to Create by Order or Election

Sec. 158.0065.  PETITION TO CREATE BY ORDER OR ELECTION.  (a)  This section applies only in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that would not be eligible to expand or dissolve the system under Section 158.007.(b)  The commissioners court of a county that receives a petition signed by at least 50 percent of the county's employees requesting the creation of a county civil service system shall vote not later than the 30th day after the date that the court receives the petition whether to create a system by adopting an order under Section 158.003. If the court does not create a system as provided by Section 158.003, the court shall call an election to decide the question as provided by Sections 158.004-158.006.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.007. Expanded Coverage or Dissolution of System in Populous Counties

Sec. 158.007.  EXPANDED COVERAGE OR DISSOLUTION OF SYSTEM IN POPULOUS COUNTIES.  (a)  In a county that has a population of more than 1.3 million and a civil service system created under this subchapter, the qualified voters of the county, voting at an election called for that purpose, may determine whether the system will be dissolved or expanded to cover the employees, except licensed attorneys, of the office of district or criminal district attorney, the adult and juvenile probation officers and their assistants, personnel in the county auditor's office including all assistant county auditors, and all other employees of the county not included in the coverage of the system and not specifically exempted by Section 158.013 or Subchapter B.(b)  The commissioners court of an eligible county by order may call an election on the question of the expansion or dissolution of a county civil service system as provided by Subsection (a).(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, the election must be held in the manner provided for an election to create a county civil service system.(d)  The election must be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers.(e)  Each qualified voter of the county is entitled to vote at the election.(f)  The commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Keeping and expanding the county civil service system."(g)  The commissioners court shall declare the results and, if the proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election, by order expand the coverage of the system as provided by Subsection (a).  If the proposition is not so approved, the commissioners court by order shall dissolve the county civil service system.  A copy of the order expanding or 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.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.008. Appointment of Commission

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.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.009. Powers of the Commission

Sec. 158.009.  POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 158.010, the commission shall adopt, publish, and enforce rules regarding:(1)  the definition of a county employee;(2)  selection and classification of county employees; (3)  competitive examinations; (4)  promotions, seniority, and tenure; (5)  layoffs and dismissals; (6)  disciplinary actions; (7)  grievance procedures;  and(8)  other matters relating to the selection of county employees and the procedural and substantive rights, advancement, benefits, and working conditions of county employees.(b)  The commission may adopt or use as a guide any civil service law or rule of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision in this state to the extent that the law or rule promotes the purposes of this subchapter and serves the needs of the county.(c)  The commission may not adopt or enforce a rule requiring a county employee to retire because of age.  The commission may adopt a rule requiring a county employee, on reaching an age set by the commission, to submit annually to the commission an affidavit from a physician stating that the employee is physically and mentally capable of continuing employment.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 881, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 158.0095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|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 158.0095. Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Administer Oaths

Sec. 158.0095.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS.  (a)  In a proceeding before the commission under this subchapter, the chairman of the commission shall, on request of a person described by Subsection (b):(1)  administer oaths; and(2)  issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of documentary material.(b)  The affected employee, the county attorney, or a designee of the employee or county attorney may request the chairman of the commission to subpoena any books, records, documents, papers, accounts, or witnesses that the requestor considers relevant to the case.  The request must be made before the 15th day before the date a commission proceeding will be held.(c)  An oath administered under this section has the same force and effect as an oath administered by a magistrate in the magistrate's judicial capacity.(d)  A response to a subpoena duces tecum under this section is considered to have been made under oath.(e)  A person who is subpoenaed commits an offense if the person fails to appear as required by the subpoena.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both the fine and confinement.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3788), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|