APPLICATIONS

(a) A bank in the county that wants to be a county depository must deliver its application to the county judge or a designated representative of the judge on or before a date set by the commissioners court that is no later than the 60th day before the date of the expiration of the existing depository contract. (b) The application must state the amount of the bank's paid-up capital stock and permanent surplus, and the application must be accompanied by: (1) a statement showing the financial condition of the bank on the date of the application; and (2) a certified check or cashier's check for at least one-half percent of the county's revenue for the preceding year. (c) The certified or cashier's check that accompanies an application is a good-faith guarantee on the part of the applicant that if accepted as a county depository it will execute the bond required under this chapter. If a bank is selected as a depository and does not provide the bond, the county shall retain the amount of the check as liquidated damages, and the county judge shall readvertise for applications, if necessary, to obtain a depository for the county. (d) A bank in the county that wants to be a county subdepository must comply with Subsections (a) and (b)(1). The subdepository's application must include a proposal outlining its security for the county public funds to be held in addition to revenue offers.