Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

‘. . ,” OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Hoa.Cherlee A.fUiCtfn,m 2 wntiarvd? If t&so arttoloe do not oowr thle ox- pom3ltwo ii umn is lzg 0tb.r etetote gm seas, lroob 8ppno18to pm mlvloe ln thee Otter.” ~u~~i~e~~rrr~kb~~ld6~toounty aomeleetoLYn~ eourter~exenlee onlyeuaha&hwlt~ae 18 ocmforrodtqon thoa rrrtho cwetltutiosr e&KlSYietute8 of thxe a tek l;thes b7 oxprose tows 8 b7 inmliaeticw. , fbwe en3 wa y luth c slta to ee offoot, endw o ite th le th efo llo ving : Mter a aeroful et* of the Conetltutlon ord Statutes oc this ateta, n iird no prorieioa euthorzeleg the aomaeeionore~ ColPttoelqpl~a~polaorrtooerduPtdsplonrtrati~ 08ratand g0phoroontroaand pay him a eeleir,et0., out of the oouuty funds. Artialo 130 G? 9omun~e AnaotatedCfril Statutes is plain a& UMmEigwue end 1t dose not Qvu the o~eeiowre' oowt authwltf, either by ~z~mee torma GZ iiaplloatiixb to mlD the expeamaree ahut vhiah you hwl.n. Han. CherlesA. Hertin, irsge3 Also, y4u quo88 Artialef6b of V*lfsw*s ibr~otntd Civil 3tetufee. and in diecueefnd this 8tatute la a pre*fous oglnleo (O-2898)thtb &#gwtmtk?ae uldt ?tRe above qu4tod statute auth4r-leaos the c4unty ooarZ.eeiomeWC c*ttoeet&llehaWocmctuatoo- o~ntlue~trrtlarro*Ln~~tureinoo- 4penrtiwwitllt!mA@l%aul~lenq~~l Col- ~l~oiTems,upoaeuehtemean@eadlt.h4eaetany beagreedupoat~7theo~e%ware~wurtendtRe a$l&~f8hoAgr~8vnl8edxwhmcel CQlloge &lanltunl egonte are #rplW b;rtlm c 4 untlo e*vmdo 84 & ltutute.’ t r AfterrcarMulumlyele 168. euvra.azid 4fArtZok car prior oplnlw, re do not aootelnad?&ereln ilnd eaythlps thatwould just* 8Rewuntgca1~Iseiwwe~44urt la-l- rpere4nruahutReoaeaboutvht&youlnQulre. Xxiviw of the fozsgMng, it is Ihe 4plntw of this dqwtmeat tbet tlm oomty C~mnlSslas~re~ wurt 18 net eut&o~lz~d toemployr~rsolrtoomQuot d-tntiwm on~tmxlBophcr. c4ntrolandpa;rhlna ealmyeridtr8vellngexpemee outotcotmty oxpeaeee. In visv of this holding,lt funds, 4r 4tRw elartlar neeeseerilfPollovatbat a jointMaeMakZng vLtR a oity vould nob autR4rkae8Re oumleeSmers* a4urt to wpezxleuaey for the purpmo 4fpolwnlng rrteeada4plwre. Xnotbmwmls, tJal8v dose not poorit LhB eUmlSS~o@S~’ oamt t.43armad Scmaty fuad~ for 8bo pwp48*8 nb4ut vRioh y4ta Sm4ul.n’ nge~loee of vhethw 8ha oepoadZturoe ass mad0 eololy In behalf of tlm aotnrty 0~ jOl&lJ in eoanwrion VLth l oity oc oltbe. .e.?kJ+) ’ w J. c. lhvls,-Jr* Assistant JCD/JCP