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The Attorney General of Texas June 6, 1984 JIM MAlTOX
Attorney General Supreme Court Building Opinion No. JM-160 Honorable Henry Wade P. 0. Box 12546 Criminal District Attorney Austin, TX. 78711. 2546 601 Elm Street Re: Whether a regional air- 512/475-2501 port board may enter into an Dallas, Texas 75202 Telex 9101674-1367 agreement with a municipality Telecopier 51214750286 under article 999b, V.T.C.S. 714 Jackson. Suite 700 Dear Mr. Wade: Dallas, TX. 75202.4506 2141742.6944
You have asked our opinion as to whether the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport Board may enter into an agreement with the city of 4624 Alberta Ave.. Suite 160 Dallas by which the airport would agree to provide the city with El Paso, TX. 799052793 additional law enforcement officers under the interlocal assistance 9151533-3464 provisions of article 999b. V.T.C.S. -1 Texas, Suite 700 The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth created the airport board by uston, TX. 77002.3111 a joint agreement pursuant to article 46d-14, V.T.C.S. The agreement
113i2255666 defines the board's authority with respect to the employment of law
enforcement officers in its paragraph 8f. Although the agreement empowers the board to employ a security force and to formulate airport 606 Broadway, Suite 312 regulations and define penalties for their violation, the governing Lubbock. TX. 79401.3479 606/747-5236 bodies of the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth must approve all such
board plans. 4309 N. Tenth, Suite S Article 999b authorizes one county or municipality to provide law McAllen, TX. 76501-1685 512/662-4547 enforcement officers to another county or municipality in case the
latter finds itself temporarily in need of additional officers. 200 Main Plaza, Suite 400 San Antonio, TX. 76205-2797 [51212254191] Section 1 of 9991, defines "municipality" as "any city or town, including home-rule city or a city operating under the general law or a special charter." Neither the airport nor its board is a county, and neither is a municipality as defined in article 999b. Accordingly, it is our opinion that the airport board may not enter An Equal Opportunity/ into any agreement with the city of Dallas under the provision of Affirmative Action Employer article 999b. We do not address in this opinion the authority of two
or more cities to enter into the kind of agreement contemplated here. SUMMARY
The Dallas-Fort Worth regional Airport Board may not enter into an agreement with the city of p. 705
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-‘,, Dallas under the interlocal assistance provisions of article 999b.
JIM MATTOX Attorney General of Texas TOM GREEN
First Assistant Attorney General
DAVID R. RICHARDS
Executive Assistant Attorney General
Prepared by Rick Gilpin
Assistant Attorney General
APPROVED:
OPINION COMMITTEE
Rick Gilpin, Chairman
Susan Garrison
Jim Moellinger
Nancy Sutton
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