Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Subtitle A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Chapter 144. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OF COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Sec. 144.001. TRANSFER SYSTEM AUTHORIZED
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(a) A municipality may establish and operate an electronic funds transfer system to transfer the following items directly into officers' and employees' accounts in financial institutions only:
(1) the net pay of the officers and employees;
(2) payments for the travel and subsistence of the officers and employees; and
(3) all other forms of compensation, payment, or reimbursement paid to the officers and employees.
(b) The authority granted by this chapter may not be restricted by a municipal charter.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.