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Constitutional Law - Texas; Use of Public Funds; Municipal Officers and Employees; Compensation, Benefits, and Reimbursement of Expenses

GA-0368

Texas Attorney General Opinion

A civil service commission may not grant a pay raise to municipal employees effective from the date of their last evaluation where no policy for such pay raise was in place prior to the evaluation, pursuant to Article 3, Section 53 of the Texas Constitution|Article 3, Section 53 of the Texas Constitution prohibits a civil service commission from granting a retroactive pay rate increase to municipal employees effective from the date of their last evaluation

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