SPECIAL FUNDS

(a) This section shall apply to all funds maintained and controlled by a county tax assessor-collector that are not included in the county budget. (b) At least 60 days before the first day of the county's fiscal year, the county tax assessor-collector shall prepare a budget for the expenditure of the funds during that fiscal year and file a copy of that budget with the county budget officer. The county budget officer shall make a copy of the budget filed with the budget officer available to the public at all reasonable times. The budget filed with the county budget officer is not subject to approval by the commissioners court of the county, but any member of the public is entitled to speak for or against the budget during the county's budget process. Funds in the accounts under this section may be spent only in compliance with the budget filed with the county budget officer under this subsection. (c) Funds in the accounts under this section may not be used to supplement the salary or cover the personal expenses of the county tax assessor-collector. (d) The provisions of this section are cumulative with the provisions of other statutes pertaining to county funds.