The lawyer for Cameron County-elect Sylvia Garza Perez asked the commissioners court for more time ( 30 to 60 days) to secure a $500,000 officeholders performance bond for his client, leading them to suggest that current county clerk Joe Rivera would have to stay on indefinitely as a "holdover" until – and if she can – secure it.
Garza-Perez has been unable to convince any local insurance companies to provide her with the $500,000 surety bond required by Texas law before nay officeholder can take the oath to hold pubic office. So far, Garza-Perez has only been able to acquire $100,000, $400,000 short of that required by her office.
County Judge Carlos Cascos asked Armstrong if he would need at least another two weeks and table the item until the January 15 commissioners court meeting and Armstrong agreed.
He even suggested that he might be able to come up with a solution before then.
Hodge told the commissioners that Rivera was already bonded and could continue to use the bond – or sign another one – to continue as a holdover until the matter with Garza-Perez was settled.
"A $500,000 surety bond costs about $1,750," he said. "He is ready to go. All he has to do is sign it."
There was some concern from some commissioners that the county would be liable while Rivera was being a holdover, but they were assured by Hodge that in at least one case he had researched, it appeared that the bond would carry over.
However, he also told commissioners that another case indicated that it didn't.
"I just want that office to be protected," said Pct. 1 commissioner Sofia Benavides.
Pct. 3 commissioner David Garza asked Hodge whether the bond could be pro-rated until Garza-Perez could straighten out her bond issue and Hodge answered that most surety bonds carried a pro-rata provision.
Under Texas law, the current officeholder can continue to hold office with pay until his replacement can take office. Theoretically, Rivera could continue in office for the next two years until the next general election.
Most other officials elected in the November general election – except for Garza-Perez – have already been sworn in and have produced their surety bond as officeholders. However, her inability to acquire the bond has prevented her from doing so.
"She has had from November 4 when she was elected to acquire the bond and has not been able to," said a spectator at the meeting. "What makes you think that she wil be able to get in in 15 days?"
14 comments:
She is full of shit, and I see Joe riveria is mamando, LA chiche, De CAMERON county.. No mamas.. Dude, que onda con ESE hale. That's what happens when we elect stupid people..
TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Sec. 87.014. GROUNDS: FAILURE TO GIVE BOND. A county officer who is required by law to give an official bond may be removed under this subchapter if the officer:
(1) fails to execute the bond within the time prescribed by law; or
(2) does not give a new bond, or an additional bond or security, if required by law to do so.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 87.015. PETITION FOR REMOVAL. (a) A proceeding for the removal of an officer is begun by filing a written petition for removal in a district court of the county in which the officer resides. However, a proceeding for the removal of a district attorney is begun by filing a written petition in a district court of:
(1) the county in which the attorney resides; or
(2) the county where the alleged cause of removal occurred, if that county is in the attorney's judicial district.
(b) Any resident of this state who has lived for at least six months in the county in which the petition is to be filed and who is not currently under indictment in the county may file the petition. At least one of the parties who files the petition must swear to it at or before the filing.
(c) The petition must be addressed to the district judge of the court in which it is filed. The petition must set forth the grounds alleged for the removal of the officer in plain and intelligible language and must cite the time and place of the occurrence of each act alleged as a ground for removal with as much certainty as the nature of the case permits.
So, this Slyvia Garza Perez ran for an office and does not have the creditability to obtain a Bond that is required by law and SHE knew that? So, her supporters vote her into office that SHE can't take? Didn't her supporters or campaign manager advise her about that? Who the hell is SHE related too that they didn't warn her? SHE obviously has some kind of voter support or family machine that SHE gets elected to an office in Cameron County? The way I see it and I didn't voter for her because I had no idea who SHE is should bow out and learn a lesson from this. Don't run for office unless you are the right candidate for the job and that you meet all State requirements to hold that office.
Sylvia is a con artist, she knew her issues, Gilbert is to blame, otro pendejo
TO TABLE THIS MATTER FOR 15-DAYS WAS NOTHING MORE THAN 'HOG WASH' FROM THE COUNTY JUDGE.
WHAT IS GOING TO CHANGE? NOTHING...LEAVE JOE IN THERE FOR NOW AND HOLD ANOTHER ELECTION...MAYBE THIS TIME THE PEOPLE WILL GET SMART AND ELECT ANOTHER PERSON!!!!
Resign !!!!!!!!!!!!!just resign
Taxpayers deserve better we don't need joe he is as crooked as they come,,appoint someone else
File a petition to get her unbondable ass removed !!!
Papa joe Rivera !!! The crook
She is a piece of caca
This is another mamada perpetruated by that loser Gilberto "RATA" Hinojosa. These are the kind of people he can control. Bola de rateros askerosos.
Pinche vieja rata, se esta aferrando a su oportunidad de salir de jodida
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws” Plato
O.k. got it! Enough!
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