Texas § LG.141.005 - ELECTED OFFICERS IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES

§ LG.141.005. ELECTED OFFICERS IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES

ELECTED OFFICERS IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more, the governing body may set the amount of salary and expenses to be paid to elected officers by ordinance adopted in accordance with this section. (b) The salary of a state district court judge of the county in which the municipality is located is the comparative salary for the ordinance. In the ordinance: (1) the salary of the municipal comptroller may not exceed the comparative salary; (2) the salary of a member of the governing body may not exceed 40 percent of the comparative salary; and (3) the salary of the mayor may not exceed 150 percent of the comparative salary. (c) The governing body shall publish notice of the proposed ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality for two consecutive weeks immediately preceding the week in which the meeting is to be held at which the proposed ordinance is to be considered. The notice must include: (1) a general description of the proposed ordinance; (2) a statement that a public hearing will be held before the ordinance is adopted; (3) a statement of the time and place of the public hearing; and (4) a statement that any interested person may appear and testify at the hearing. (d) The governing body must hold a public hearing before considering the adoption of the proposed ordinance. The ordinance must be approved by a majority vote of the membership of the governing body. (e) A certified copy of an ordinance adopted under this section must be filed with the municipal secretary within 10 days after the date the ordinance is enacted. The ordinance takes effect on the first day of the next term of office for the officer to whom the ordinance applies, unless the ordinance prescribes a later effective date. (f) The governing body may submit an ordinance proposed under this section to the voters for their approval in the same manner that charter amendments are submitted under Chapter 9 . When an election is held under this subsection, another election on the same proposition may not be called until two years have elapsed after the date of the election. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 59, 60, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.