Salaries and wages not to be approved or paid for improper employment.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 14-14
in effectSec. 14-14. - Salaries and wages not to be approved or paid for improper employment.
(a) The city controller shall not approve the payment of, or be in any manner concerned in paying, any salary or wages to any person for services as an officer or employee of the city unless such person is occupying an office or place of employment according to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the city and is entitled to payment therefor.
(b) No officer or agent of the city shall willfully pay, or be in any manner concerned in paying, any person any salary or wages for services as an officer or employee of the city, unless such person is occupying an office or place of employment according to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the city and is entitled to payment therefor.
(Ord. No. 2015-1300, § 2(Exh. A), 12-16-2015)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14CISE_ARTIINGE_S14-14SAWANOBEAPPAIMEMFetched: 10/26/2026