2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees › Chapter 152 - Amount of Compensation, Expenses, and Allowances of County Officers and Employees › Subchapter C. Amount of Compensation and Expenses of County Auditor and Assistants › Section 152.032. Limitations on County Auditor's Compensation and Allowances

Sec. 152.032.  LIMITATIONS ON COUNTY AUDITOR'S COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b), (d), and (e), the amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor may not exceed the amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the highest paid elected county officer, other than a judge of a statutory county court, whose salary and allowances are set by the commissioners court.
(b)  This subsection applies only to a county that employs an arena venue project manager hired as of March 7, 2001, and that has a population of less than 2.1 million in which a municipality with a population of more than one million is located.  The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may not exceed the amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the county budget officer.  If the county hires a county budget officer at a salary lower than the salary of the previous county budget officer, the county auditor's salary may not be reduced on that basis.
(c)  A county auditor who was in office on August 31, 1987, is entitled to be paid an annual salary not less than the annual salary the auditor was being paid on that date.
(d)  The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may be set in an amount that exceeds the limit established by Subsection (a) if the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners court of the county.  This subsection applies only to:
(1)  a county with a population of 120,000 or more, excluding a county subject to Subsection (b);
(2)  a county with a population of more than 1,000 and less than 23,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico;
(3)  a county with a population of more than 11,000 and less than 11,350; and
(4)  a county that:
(A)  borders a county with a population of more than one million; and
(B)  has a population of more than 44,500 and less than 46,500.
(e)  This subsection applies only to a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that uses an automated system to enhance internal controls of county finances through the use of automated edit checks of its automated purchasing system and its comprehensive automated payroll system.  The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county governed by this subsection may exceed the limit imposed by Subsection (a) if the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners court.  If a county is governed by this subsection and Subsection (b), the amount of compensation and allowances received by the county auditor may not exceed the limit imposed by Subsection (b).
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 11(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 665, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 581, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1225, Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(64), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.002(11), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (S.B. 833), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 430 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1260 (H.B. 2917), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.004, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (H.B. 1230), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 71, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (S.B. 871), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1780), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 134, eff. September 1, 2023.