OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Good Neiprhbor Commission Of Texas
Austin, Texas
Qen tlement Attention - Yiss Pauline it.Kibbe
Opinion NO. O-7412
Rat May
the stqnoaTapher*s exnenses
be paid while attending meetings OP
the Commission outside 4P Austint
to whether
Be have your letter a&in g our opinicin..as.
the Secretary OP the Good Neighbor Commlssio~.oP Texas can he
paid out of the Appronrjation Bill Por all exposes Incurred
rhile attending meetings of the Commisslcn when !!e?Aqnutside
of Austin. ,'
The 1 aw creatinr theSGood.Nei,fibor.Commission,~,and
saklnp an a?nronriation therefor, ie contained ln House Rj?l
NO. 804, which is on pnEe~_?33 oP:$he~~General and Special ?.aws
of the 49th Tzegislatura~ ., \~
‘\.,
the llmits oP Punds made
apnropriation from time to
in said Bill !)33eOO.OOper
secretary and $I620000 per year for the
for traoeline; expense Por the
and consultants ~350~00
It-appropriated money wfth which to lay the teleohone
and telceranh, stationery, nrinting, mostage and miscellaneous
expn se.
Since the T,ecrlslatureapnronriatedcxnenne i?onev Por
the GxcC~tive ?YeCretarV, mcl djclnot anvonriate anv for the ex-
penses 0P the stenneravbert jt 3s our orinion that the sterroera-
Good 3ei~hhbor Commission of ~ex3.s - leap? 2
pher would not be entitled to expenses incurred while attending
meetiags outside of Austin. The Legislature eridently was 0P
the oplnlon that the ll3eoutive Secretary could attend to all
olerieal msttsrs neoessary when the meetings *ere held outside
Very truly yours
ATTORNEY GRJERAL_:?F TEXAS
BY -k--3-
Gao. 1. Barcns
ASSISTANT