Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

rules of decorum

Sample Rules of Procedure, Conduct, and Decorum at Meetings of the County Commissioners Court

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Editor’s Note: These rules are a sample set developed by the general counsel of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. Unless required by statute, the rules may be personalized to reflect the preferences of your Commissioners Court. For example, Rule V pertaining to the Judge Pro Tem suggests the senior member; your Commissioners Court may choose to designate another member as Judge Pro Tem.

I. All Regular, Special, Emergency, and Executive Session Meetings of the ____________ County Commissioners Court will be called and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code. II. Regular, Special, and Emergency Meetings of the ____________ County Commissioners Court are open to the public and to representatives … [Read more...] about Sample Rules of Procedure, Conduct, and Decorum at Meetings of the County Commissioners Court