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Court approves peace officer training reimbursement agreements for two new deputies
Summary
The commissioners unanimously approved reimbursement agreements that pay training costs for two newly hired deputies over a multi‑year recoupment schedule intended to retain personnel.
The Mills County Commissioners Court unanimously approved peace officer training reimbursement agreements for two newly hired deputies, Tommy Purcell and Michael Bridal Miller, under terms that reimburse the county for academy costs on a declining schedule if the officers leave before a multi‑year period ends.
Chief Deputy Pool described the agreements and said the contracts are designed to encourage retention of recently trained deputies. "We wanna keep some stability going, so we'll put those 2 under contract," Chief Deputy Pool said, adding that higher pay offers elsewhere had created retention pressure.
Under the county's program, reported in meeting materials, the county initially reimburses full training costs and the reimbursement obligation declines over subsequent years until no repayment is required after the final year. The court approved the agreements by voice vote; a motion to approve was made and seconded and commissioners said "aye." The court did not record individual tallies in the transcript.
The agreements were presented by the sheriff's office and the court directed staff to finalize the contracts and implement the reimbursement schedule in payroll and personnel files. No changes to the court's reimbursement formula were discussed at the meeting.
