Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Ms. Raymie Kana Colorado County Auditor 400 Spring Street, Third Floor Columbus, Texas 78934

Re: Authority of a county official to close county office for all or part of a day, and related questions (RQ-0068-JC)

Dear Ms. Kana:

You ask whether an elected or appointed county official has the authority to close the official's office for part or all of one or more days on account of bad weather, repairs, and the like. You also ask whether county employees in that official's office may be paid for the time they did not work because of an…