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.