Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN RanorabloBayam SattoHleld Plrwaea~rYewlaa Cowlr8laaer Pat Offloe Boa 1062, Awtln, Tewr Your lst&i?r%nuBsg 21,\9$& lddmmad to thlr ~Department requeat# that ve~sdvise a8 what rpproprintion your "office help rush 88 ha&-tiw roonta~ and other neoea- oary help" should br,,,,ohscged a&a '..~ FT* Cowlerlowr . . . . . $3,600 $3,600 lx p ena pe, OfflCrn~ wta ge, lto tlo ner J, fix- offloe ture5 and suppler . . . 1,500 1,500 !Pxwrellxlg Oxpenlloa, eon- tlngont expenaor, llnd other woewary help and expenses toklnourredln edministration of Flremen*a Relief and Retirement L8v. . 500 500." 878 Eoa. Bayne Setterfield, ?ege 2 You l&tar ladioetee that eaee quutiou he8 rrieea i8t0vb th @ Ttb OS& STieS Of8 8OOT8tSTy ld 8 b o o wmp e h w& l b eo h sr eed to %r fiolxesmeolppeerl~8 n la Item 2, lupse, m to “other Ae0.888~ help” in Item 3. VOSTe Of the Oplniarrthttha ton •ofY~e~~aa ee ueod ln raid lppr6prletion inolud~e eoweterial and bookImp- a&g help employmi ln your offloe. fh. fart th8t tb k8~818tuTO %AtNXhd th8t OffiOe ePrplqU8 ehoulclk ;lSludrd%A lwh term is lndloated by the refermae in Ltsn 3 to %ther neaoeemy help”. Ye think the us0 of the vord “other* olee~onetretee that the Leglelatum belkred came “help” hed rime for lna preoodingpart et& lppropriattoo. We think thet the tom “other ruoeeeery help” ae wed in the apprupriatlon applloe to help l lopd Lo dutlee ohlefly perforated awey from your offloe. Your“plttor refer8 to the hold- bg 0f hembga way frcmP AU8tiA 8ad the 0 l-At 0f a OOWt reporter to reoord the prwe~e. w8 b&” tb k8t#l&A’e had lo mind ‘help” of thle type b provldl~~(~ tunde for “othe, _-.. nqoeesery help”, thet 18, help mployed to porrioau dutlee prl- marlly performed avef from your affbe. JAS rfb