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County staff presented updated figures reflecting a new cost-of-living (COLA) estimate of 1.76 percent and several pay-adjustment options, and HR summarized the costs for proposed changes to the step pay plan, incentive pay, and several new or reclassified positions. Staff repeatedly framed the decision as a matter of how much the general fund can commit versus how much can be covered using Senate Bill 22 funds.

After extended discussion about recruit-and-retain problems at the jail and in county law enforcement, the court coalesced around a financial target: staff were directed to craft an implementation option that fits an all‑in budget target of approximately $1.7 million (the court clarified that 1.7M should be inclusive of benefits). Commissioners discussed using up to $500,000 of anticipated Senate Bill 22 aid to reduce the general-fund portion, and they asked staff to return with the distribution of those funds across COLA, step adjustments and compression mitigation. Anna (HR) confirmed she would work back from the $1.7 million figure and present concrete allocation options.

The court also agreed to retain an incentive-pay placeholder in the budget: staff estimated $587,760 for incentive payouts (the number was kept in the plan for budgeting). The court accepted HR’s recommendation to include a night-shift nurse pay program in the budget (HR’s estimate was $46,800 total) and to work on training-pay adjustments for jail and deputy positions, with further refinement requested.

Staff and the sheriff’s office presented turnover data showing staffing pressure in corrections and law enforcement: since 2020, staff reported roughly 110 employees left for other law-enforcement agencies (including 34 jailers and 23 deputies who left to stay in law enforcement), with corrections showing heavier net loss than law enforcement. Commissioners used that data when discussing a strategy to improve entry-level competitiveness and to protect the internal law-enforcement promotion pipeline (jail-to-patrol).

The court approved several HR reclassifications and title changes by consensus, including moving two jail investigator positions from the corrections pay table to the law-enforcement pay table, reclassifying a county court clerk to court-administrator assistant, and adjusting an office coordinator in engineering to reflect development/permitting duties. The court also agreed not to add new headcount at this time, deferring several new-position requests for later review because of the county’s budget constraints.

On a proposed county contribution to employees’ dependent-care accounts (childcare subsidy), HR presented an estimate but the court declined to include the new benefit in this budget cycle; the court’s stated concern was the size of that new recurring commitment.

Court members asked staff to return the next day with updated budget worksheets showing the $1.7M all‑in option (with and without the $500,000 Senate Bill 22 allocation), the incentive-pay placeholder, and the agreed reclassifications so the court can see the effect on ending fund balance and the tax rate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners' Court 7-15-2025 Continuation","oneSentenceSummary","McLennan County Commissioners directed staff to develop a salary-adjustment plan that fits an all‑in budget target of about $1.7 million (inclusive of benefits), and agreed to budget an incentive-pay placeholder of $587,760 while using up to $500,000 in expected Senate Bill 22 funds to reduce the county general-fund share.","taxTitle","taxId",2712,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":44,"_45":78,"_47":79,"_49":50,"_51":80,"_53":81,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":82,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":83,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6168854,"Local nonprofit asks McLennan County for $10,000 to fund Thanksgiving food baskets",959,1502000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5406734-8fef0b075260e593074bb3af0715802d&start=543&end=1502","/articles/6168854/McLennan-County/Texas/Local-nonprofit-asks-McLennan-County-for-10000-to-fund-Thanksgiving-food-baskets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6168854-7e641dcd530f9ff1e64ffbf5eafb459c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770702760&Signature=LJxJLiYZyCKuuc8jQwpkYHxDHv2SZpFavsBWZ-PPi3vH0-GfVxSqziNjLvrYKfToSSFc9LsHB7lc1llf70RSSyfJVhoNMKp83JBr9i8tFq-y0Gv8J7~jEWfJh1T1VU0OnQR82RyII2dkqYjv4I4RyulVLmncF1yHlAb9Z09hE1yxbGEUOyr9uEUTkhNpvFGrPBl6u0gJbipryVvGvvUopZCutjnflHs8tDIMzZdfwLCWrXfAhUg6SXemP9egQYGJ-9inhb9sOdwmSBhP-EidStgREfs0E1Q3yZ34dMYCDz9yrZ7LnmcWWo9JWmDDuohyDJ37xJEQc4urXLtP-4PjDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carlton “Pastor C” Stimpson, founder of the Bridal to Success initiative, asked the McLennan County Commissioners Court to consider a $10,000 contribution to his group’s 2025 Thanksgiving community food-basket distribution.

Stimpson said his group has run the event for 25 years and that the program has grown well beyond turkeys to provide full holiday meals intended to be cooked at home. “My goal is to procure $10,000 for funding. This amount will supply a minimum of 500 food baskets,” Stimpson said, adding that each basket holds enough food to feed about six people.

The request came during the court’s public presentation period before the court moved into personnel budget discussions. Stimpson described large-scale distributions done during the pandemic and said the program’s baseline has been 300 baskets per event; “Numbers don’t lie. Each food basket has enough food to feed 6 people. We average 300 food baskets,” he said, noting that at that baseline the distribution feeds roughly 1,800 people.

The presenter urged the court not only to consider a one-time contribution but also to allow the nonprofit additional time to start fundraising earlier in the year, saying private donors are tightening giving and starting sooner would secure procurement and logistics. He described adding fresh vegetables and winter clothing in some years and said all funds the nonprofit receives for the event are spent on the event and documented.

Commissioner DL and another community speaker who identified themselves as Mary spoke in support during the presentation. Mary said she and others had participated and praised Stimpson’s long-term work, adding, “He’s never asked for anything, and he has worked hard and diligent all his life to help people in this community.”

The court did not take a formal vote at the meeting on Stimpson’s request. Court staff acknowledged the request and the court thanked him for the presentation as it moved on to the personnel and budget workshop.","Carlton “Pastor C” Stimpson described a long-running Thanksgiving food-basket program that serves hundreds and asked the commissioners to consider a $10,000 contribution and earlier fundraising to expand distribution in 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners push staff to design a pay plan within $1.7 million; agree to use Senate Bill 22 funds and keep incentive pay in budget

Local nonprofit asks McLennan County for $10,000 to fund Thanksgiving food baskets