Opinion No.

Honorable James W. Carr Lavaca County Attorney Box 576, Second Floor Courthouse Hallettsville, Texas 77964

Re: Whether a commissioners court may limit the number of monthly supplemental workers' compensation payments to county employees already receiving such payments (RQ-231)

Dear Mr. Carr:

You inform us that in 1986, the Commissioners Court of Lavaca County adopted an order authorizing supplemental compensation for all disabled county employees. The order provided that during the period of the employee's total disability the employee would receive payments which, when combined with standard…