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Lavaca County moves deputies, jailers and dispatchers to hourly pay with overtime after 171 hours
Summary
The Lavaca County Commissioners Court approved a change to the personnel policy that converts deputies, jailers and dispatchers from salary to hourly pay, with regular pay through the first 171 hours of each month and overtime thereafter; the audit department will revise policy language for ratification.
The Lavaca County Commissioners Court on Jan. 27 approved a change to the county personnel policy that converts pay for deputies, jailers and dispatchers from salaried to hourly, allowing overtime after 171 hours in a month.
Commissioners said the change aligns with a Department of Labor exemption referenced during the discussion. The motion, made by Precinct 3 and seconded by Precinct 4, passed by voice vote with all commissioners saying “aye.”
Judge (unnamed), presiding at the meeting, said the new administration requested the change so staff will be paid hour-for-hour on the job and receive overtime after the 171-hour threshold. Commissioners directed the county’s audit department to review and refine the personnel manual language and return the revised text to the court for ratification at a later date.
No individual vote tallies beyond voice approval were recorded in the meeting transcript. Commissioners emphasized they did not intend to reopen the entire personnel manual but to implement the specific change that affects law-enforcement positions’ overtime eligibility.
The court’s action affects payroll processing and may require follow-up steps by Human Resources and the auditor’s office to ensure pay, compensatory time and accounting lines conform with state and federal requirements.
