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Court tentatively funds law-enforcement step-pay increase and FTO pay; constable adjustments included
Summary
After months of review, county HR presented step-pay options for the sheriff’s office. The court tentatively included a 4.72% adjustment to the sheriff’s step structure, approximately $50,000 for a field-training-officer (FTO) supplement, and additional adjustments for constable pay in the proposed FY2026 budget.
McLennan County’s human-resources office returned July 29 with options to adjust the sheriff’s step-pay structure and related law-enforcement pay scales. HR said the court had earlier set aside roughly $1.7 million to address step-pay needs; HR presented scenarios that applied a flat percentage increase across step levels and explained how any change would also affect constable pay and elected constable salaries.
After discussion, commissioners directed staff to include a 4.72% adjustment to the sheriff’s step-pay structure and to…
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