Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 45, Pages 6497-6654, November 10, 2023 Page: 6,505

                                
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Williamson County Attorney

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 pro-
hibiting use of county-owned law enforcement vehicles in the perfor-
mance of private security jobs outside the county (RQ-0518-KP)
Briefs requested by November 27, 2023
Forfurther information, please access the website at www.texasattor-
neygeneral.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
Opinions
Opinion No. AC-0001

The Honorable Dee Hobbs

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)
SUMMARY
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.texasattor-
neygeneral.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

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