CHAPTER 144. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OF COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
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. (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.
Sec. 144.002. PAYEE REQUEST. An authorized payee must request
in writing to participate in any electronic funds transfer system
established and operated by the municipality.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
Sec. 144.003. ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM. The municipal
treasurer, with the approval of the governing body of the
municipality, shall establish the procedures for administering
the system and may use the services of financial institutions,
automated clearinghouses, and the federal government.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
Sec. 144.004. TRANSFER TO MULTIPLE PAYEES. A single transfer
may contain payments to multiple payees without the necessity of
issuing individual warrants for each payee.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
Sec. 144.005. NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS CREATED. The use of an
electronic funds transfer means of payment does not create any
rights that would not have been created if an individual warrant
had been used as a means of payment.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28,
1989.