Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Second Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 2 Page: 2,039
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of this Act, the system must be approved either by an order adopted by a
majority of the members of the Commissioners Court or by a majority vote
of the qualified electors of the county voting at an election called for that
purpose.
Sec. 4. Creation by Order. If the civil service system is created by order
of the county commissioners, a copy of the order shall be placed in the min-
utes of the Commissioners Court and shall be available for public inspec-
tion.
Sec. 5. Creation by election. (a) On its own motion, the Commissioners
Court may order an election to be held to approve the creation of a county
civil service system. The election must be held within the 60-day period
immediately following the date of the order of election.
(b) The order calling the election shall specify the time and place, or
places, of holding the election, the form of the ballots, and the presiding
judge for each voting place.
(c) The Commissioners Court shall publish a substantial copy of the
election order in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a
week for two consecutive weeks before the election. The first notice must be
published before the 14-day period immediately preceding the day of the
election.
(d) The presiding judge of each voting place shall supervise the counting
of all votes cast and shall certify the results to the Commissioners Court
within 24 hours after the election. A copy of the results is to be filed with
the county clerk and become of public record.
(e) At the election, the qualified electors shall vote on the proposition of
whether or not a county civil service system is to be created. To create
the system, a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election
must approve the proposition.
(f) The ballots shall be printed to allow for voting for or against the
proposition: "Creation of a county civil service system."
(g) If the proposition is approved, the Commissioners Court shall de-
clare the results and order the civil service system created. A copy of
this order shall be placed in the minutes of the Commissioners Court.
Sec. 6. Creation of the Civil Service Commission. (a) After a civil ser-
vice system is approved under the provisions of this Act, the Commission-
ers Court shall appoint a civil service commission consisting of three mem-
bers to administer the system. The Commissioners Court shall designate
one of the members as chairman of the commission.
(b) Each member of the commission holds office for a term of two years
and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Any vacancy on the
commission shall be filled by appointment of the Commissioners Court for
the unexpired term of the member whose position has been vacated.
(c) To qualify for appointment to the commission, a person must
(1) be at least 25 years of age; andHOUSE JOURNAL
2039
April 20, 1971
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Second Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 2, legislative document, 1971; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193893/m1/63/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.