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County Officers - Specific; Purchasing Agent; Public Meetings

JC-0167

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Personnel matter over which governmental body lacks ultimate authority, discussion of the personnel matter in a closed meeting does not violate the Open Meetings Act as a matter of law|Recent specific statutes regarding purchasing agents supersede older general provision regarding county agents|Authority to appoint or employ purchasing agent or agent of contracts or procurement officer, commissioners court in county with population less than 100,000 lacks

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