Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

. .’ .e 305 oplnlon Eo. O-7.502 %I?: Is it mfudatorythat the city health officer be ap lntetl.sacb year snd 2-e clted questlon8. Your letter of flwentber 9, 1966 has been reoeivedr-e- guestingan opkfon of this departmentMC! presentingthe following two questione: WI. state.l&s is it Atrordiy to ,,the~ asndatorythat the c ty hetith dfficsris appointed every two ye%rs? ' ‘(2). sL%yor and city counta ; is z-e-electedentire1 ey wish to keep the sams city health officer 8 It necesscqr for the govern- * body ta agaia 08ficiallyappointthe health officer Sor a new tea-&" Article 4425, ILevisod Civil Statutesof Tsxas, as amended, prorides: .. "The goyerniig.bod;rof each inoorporatedcity and tom within this State shzS. elect l qualifiedperson for the office of City health officerby s najority of the vo';osof the governingbody, except in cities uhich aay be o*rat.edunder e charterprovidingfor a differentnet!& of se1ecti.qcity yaicians,in which event the dfiS.ceof city health offfh cer &all be filled as ie now PiLeG by the city physicist,, butSin no iustaneesl;&.et~tof:ice02 city health ofricer bB aboliabed. --liealtkofilcer after amointzzent shall talccem? sub&be to the of1 -1ciCl o.&; ant?ahdl flL - copy of such oath end a copy of his a``oiWmrzt \ . Ilon. oebrgo WI co% - P%w 2 ~t&theTaxasStateBoard ofKee&h, and ahallnotbe debti ",z;&a;~ qualified untilaaidcopteeohall . Ho tenure of affieo ir proaadbad for the oit health officer,80 the etty would haye authoriOy'topreeoribaI;rordinanoo what the authoritiesfelt would-be the properlength of tho.Wrm of a city health officer. However,.the tena of office could not be fixed for a term longer.thantwo years because of the limitation6 providedin ArticleXVI Section 30, of the Texas Cowtitution. 380 &SO ca~b&%ll VS. k&OWfl, 30 3.4. 322; h2hld.c:Vll.City Of ' Dallas, 63 SAT;'. 2nd 175, af-tirn?od # S.X. 2nd 167, oplnioil withdrawn on rdmaring and reversedon ether grounds,103 S.W. 2nd 725. Row&w, Article XVI, Section17, of the State Constlti%ion provides: .ihllofficerswithin the Stat6 eh&U continueto (7) performthe &tie8 0: their offioeer until their 5wz- .b.. oe88or813hal.3.be dd.. qu&ified.R 'Pherbforo, our antwer Lo ]iourfirst q&t&on is that a city health officer&tee no-thavo to be appo$ntbdevery two ywr6, but his ternlofofflce c#u¶not+befor8longortwm~aQtwoye~* ia that it would not be a&o ol'ficially ap it?% if that person now rolds ofMaa until hi6 luo c es- advisable .~. if the city