Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 24.052
Clerk and Tax Assessor-collector; Bond; Powers and Duties

(a)

The governing body of the municipality shall appoint a competent person as clerk of the municipality. The clerk is also the tax assessor-collector of the municipality.

(b)

Before beginning to perform the duties of the office, the clerk must execute a good and sufficient bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The bond must be:

(1)

in an amount determined by the governing body to be sufficient to protect the funds of the municipality, but not less than twice the largest amount collected at any one time in the preceding fiscal or calendar year;

(2)

approved by the governing body; and

(3)

filed and recorded in the minutes of the governing body.

(c)

The clerk has the same powers and duties that are imposed by the general laws on the clerk, treasurer, and tax assessor-collector of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 24.052 — Clerk and Tax Assessor-collector; Bond; Powers and Duties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­24.­htm#24.­052 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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