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Court denies constable's request for new full‑time deputy; approves minor supply increases
Summary
Constable Malone requested a return of a previously cut full‑time deputy and smaller increases for travel, supplies and postage; the commissioners denied the deputy request but approved modest increases for supplies and postage.
Constable Malone told the Jim Wells County Commissioners Court on Sept. 5 that his office needed a full‑time deputy restored to handle civil process, court security and patrol activities; commissioners denied the full‑time deputy request but approved modest increases for miscellaneous supplies and postage.
Malone said the work load in his precinct has grown and that he routinely works long hours. He asked the court to restore a deputy position at a cited salary line of $42,006.40; fringe and total…
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