Advancing High-Performance Government Through Improvements to the Commissioners Court’s Organizational Structure

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2025-0401 Advancing High-Performance Government Through Improvements to the Commissioners Court’s Organizational Structure On a motion made by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, and seconded by Commissioner John Wiley Price, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: April 1, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: N/A Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby The Dallas County Commissioners Court, as the local legislative body that has jurisdiction over all county business as authorized by Article 5 Section 18 of the Texas Constitution, makes the following findings: Whereas, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has a nondelegable duty to adopt a yearly budget (Texas Local Government Code §111.068); and Whereas, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has a nondelegable duty to make the adopted budget a public document (Texas Local Government Code §111.069); and Whereas, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has the duty to approve reports of the Treasurer on all money paid out and coming into the treasury (Texas Local Government Code §112.054); and Whereas, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has the duty to receive monthly and annual reports on receipts and disbursements from the Auditor (Texas Local Government Code §114.024; 114.025); and Whereas, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has the duty to receive reports from the Treasurer or Auditor on the examination of accounts and dockets of other county officials who collect money (Texas Local Government Code §115.901); and Whereas, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has the duty to examine the reports of collection of money submitted by the Auditor (Texas Local Government Code §155.002); and