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Taylor County court approves one-time overtime pay for IT staff after system outage
Summary
Taylor County Commissioners' Court approved a one-time payment of overtime to IT staff who worked during a recent computer outage, after some time had been recorded as comp time. The court voted by voice to authorize payment rather than comp time for the listed employees.
Judge Pro Tem called a special meeting of the Taylor County Commissioners' Court and, with no public comments, asked the court to consider a request to approve overtime payment for information-technology staff who worked during a recent computer outage. Commissioner Kendrick moved to approve payment; Commissioner Williams seconded, and the court approved the payment by voice vote.
The request stemmed from a recent weekend computer failure that required IT staff to work outside regular hours. County staff said there was confusion about whether the hours had been recorded as comp time or as overtime pay; the court was being asked to place the decision on the record and pay the employees listed in the accompanying personnel report rather than convert the hours to comp time.
County staff member Miss Edson addressed the court on the request and indicated the intent was to pay overtime “just like whatever your guys took overtime on special occasions.” Commissioner Kendrick said, “I would move to approve the overtime for the IT staff as presented,” and Commissioner Williams seconded the motion. Judge Pro Tem called for a voice vote; members answered “aye” and there was no opposition.
The approval applies to the employees named in the staff list presented to the court (the list was referenced during the meeting). The court did not amend the staffing list on the record and did not direct additional investigation; the action recorded payment in lieu of comp time for the specified overtime associated with the outage.
The meeting record does not specify which individual employees were on the list, the total dollar amount of the overtime payment, or whether any employees were offered the option to convert the overtime into comp time instead, beyond staff comments that some employees typically prefer comp time. Those details were “not specified” in the public remarks at the special call meeting.
The court moved on to other agenda items after the voice vote and did not revisit the overtime question later in the session.
