Opinion No.

Honorable Selden N. Snedeker Criminal District Attorney Cameron County Courthouse Brownsville, Texas 78520

Re: Whether Cameron County may transfer funds within the 1979 county budget after the 1979 fiscal year to pay a claim for county membership dues incurred during the fiscal year.

Dear Mr. Snedeker:

You state that Cameron County incurred an obligation for dues in a local area development organization prior to the end of the 1979 fiscal year on September 30, 1979. We assume, without deciding, that this constitutes a proper expenditure of public funds. See Attorney General Opinion H-397 (1974).…