RQ-0518-KP
Requestor:
Mr. Dwayne Gott, CPA
Liberty County Auditor
310 Main Street
Liberty, Texas 77575
Re: Authority of a county commissioners court to adopt a policy prohibiting use of county-owned law enforcement vehicles in the performance of private security jobs outside the county (RQ-0518-KP)
Briefs requested by November 27, 2023
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202304025
Austin Kinghorn
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: October 31, 2023
Opinion No. AC-0001
The Honorable Dee Hobbs
Williamson County Attorney
405 M.L.K. Street, #7
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Re: Whether, under Texas Constitution article XVI, section 40, a state employee receiving all or part of their compensation from state funds may also receive compensation as an elected member of the Hutto City Council (RQ-0498-KP)
S U M M A R Y
Article XVI, subsection 40(b) of the Texas Constitution prohibits a state employee who receives all or part of their compensation from state funds from receiving a salary for serving as an elected member of the Hutto City Council. As the Hutto City Council has construed the per-meeting payment provided by subsection 3.04(b) of the Hutto City Charter to constitute "salary" under article XVI, subsection 40(b), a state employee serving as a council member must decline the charter's salary payment in order to comply with article XVI, subsection 40(b).
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202304014
Austin Kinghorn
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: October 30, 2023