You have asked if the grievance committee, established under article S912k, section 2, V.T.C.S., may consider and recommend a salary increase for 4C24-AU..SUWtOO eFam.l%.7OOoS all of the county’s officers, including those who made no request for a hearing o(- on a saky increase. You also ask if the grievance committee may

recommend a salary increase for the employees of county officials.

Section 2(a) of article 3912k sets out the procedure which’ an elected official must follow before the grievance committee may recommend an increase in salary. See Attorney General Opinion H-314 (1974) (grievance procedure raise may beeffective immediately). The official must request a hearing before the grievance committee in writii stating the manner in l.abodblx.7sw1 amna4233 whitih he feelsaggrieved. A hearing is held within thiity days after receipt of.

the request. It is our opinion that an official subject to the provisions of section 2 of article 39l2k who does not follow this procedure will not be entitled to consideration for a pay increase under the grievance procedure.

The grievance procedure established in section 2 of article 39l2k applies only to elected officers and not employees. Pay increases for employees ars ovemed by section 1 of article 3912k. See Attorney General Opiion Ii-ll - f 1973).

SUMMARY An elected county or precinct officer must make a written request for a salary increase before the article 3912k grievance committee may recommend a raise. County and precinct employees may not file a p. 4936

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grievance with the grievance committee, but they may be given a salary increase by the commissioners court pursuant to section 1 of article 3912k, V.T.C.8.

JOHN L. HILL Attorney General of Texas APPROVED:

k DAVID M. KENDALL, First Assistant ’

C. ROBERT HEATH, ChairmAn

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