Texas § LG.143.012 - DIRECTOR
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§ LG.143.012. DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR. (a) On adoption of this chapter, the office of Director of Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service is established in the municipality. The commission shall appoint the director. The director shall serve as secretary to the commission and perform work incidental to the civil service system as required by the commission. The commission may remove the director at any time. (b) A person appointed as director must meet each requirement for appointment to the commission prescribed by Section 143.006 (c), except that in a municipality with a population of less than 1.5 million, the person is not required to meet the local residency requirement. (c) A person appointed as director may be a commission member, a municipal employee, or some other person. (d) The municipality's governing body shall determine the salary, if any, to be paid to the director. (e) If, immediately before this chapter takes effect in a municipality, the municipality has a duly and legally constituted director of civil service, regardless of title, that director shall continue in office as the director established by this section and shall administer the civil service system as prescribed by this chapter. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 355, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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