KP-0522

Though it may be legally advisable, we find no statute that requires all county elected officials to publicly advertise for job openings in their offices. Whether any particular employment practice adopted by a commissioners court as to an elected official’s employee is permissible depends on (1) whether the action taken is within the authority of the commissioners court and, if so, (2) whether the action usurps or unreasonably interferes with the performance of the elected official’s constitutional or statutory duties. A commissioners court must restrict the amount of time that an employee may contribute to and withdraw from a county sick leave pool as provided in chapter 157, subchapter E of the Local Government Code.