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Eagle Pass council approves action plan to address public safety staffing, directs budget detail before implementation
Summary
The City Council approved a formal action plan aimed at improving public safety staffing and retention, including pay and benefit changes; staff will present budget impacts and ordinances for approval before implementation.
The Eagle Pass City Council voted to approve a formal action plan to improve public safety staffing and employee retention while directing staff to present specific budget impacts and draft ordinances before changes take effect.
City staff presented an action plan that includes a series of compensation and benefit adjustments intended to raise pay and improve recruitment and retention across city departments, with specific measures aimed at police and fire personnel among others. Staff said the plan was previously tabled to provide more specific implementation details.
Key proposed steps include bringing positions within 30 percent of market pay (staff said some positions were 35–55…
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