Tex. Local Government Code § 325.017
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 325.017, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 325.017. PERSONNEL.
Official statutory text
(a) The board or the general manager at the direction of the board shall employ persons necessary for the proper handling of district business and operation and may employ or contract with expert and specialized personnel who are necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) The board shall determine the terms of employment and the compensation to be paid to employees under this section.
(c) The board shall require each employee or person under contract to the district who collects, pays, or handles any funds of the district to furnish a bond, payable to the district, for an amount sufficient to protect the district from financial loss resulting from actions of the employee or another person. Each bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's or person's duties and on accounting for all money and property of the district in the employee's or person's hands. The district shall pay for each bond.
(b) The board shall determine the terms of employment and the compensation to be paid to employees under this section.
(c) The board shall require each employee or person under contract to the district who collects, pays, or handles any funds of the district to furnish a bond, payable to the district, for an amount sufficient to protect the district from financial loss resulting from actions of the employee or another person. Each bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's or person's duties and on accounting for all money and property of the district in the employee's or person's hands. The district shall pay for each bond.
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