No on Prop 12
The county treasurer’s position in Texas provides dual control over county financial transactions and financial records. The other side of this dual control is the county auditor. Together, these positions provide safety, accuracy and efficiency to county finances.
When there is not a process to address the legal and accounting issues that relate to the administration of county finances, county leaders sometimes descend into destructive attacks on each other. That is what happened in Galveston County.
In 2001, the Galveston County treasurer, who was also an attorney, filed lawsuits against the Galveston County auditor and the Galveston County Commissioners Court. The court decided in favor of the county treasurer in most of his requests. However, he destroyed relationships with the other county leaders along the way. Galveston County never recovered.
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