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Hunt County prosecutors urge commissioners to restore COLA as reliance on state SB22 raises retention concerns
Summary
County Attorney Scott and District Attorney Jeff told the Hunt County Commissioners Court on July 29 that the working FY2025–26 budget omits cost-of-living adjustments for prosecutors' offices and warned that reliance on state Senate Bill 22 supplements risks staff losses and service disruptions if the state funding ends.
At the July 29 Hunt County Commissioners Court meeting, County Attorney Scott (County Attorney) and District Attorney Jeff (District Attorney) asked commissioners to include cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) in the FY2025–26 budget for their prosecutorial offices, saying the working copy of the budget excludes those raises and that doing so undermines recruitment and retention.
Scott told the court his office includes seven attorneys, two investigators, three legal assistants and a victim assistance coordinator and that the office was excluded from a 5% COLA that the court approved last year. He said the omission repeated in the working budget harms morale and makes it difficult to retain staff, noting one recent hire left for higher pay in Hopkins County. "If we invest in one side and don't invest in the…
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