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Kerr County court approves overtime pay for disaster response through July 26 pay period
Summary
The commissioners court unanimously approved paying overtime instead of compensatory time to nonexempt county employees for hours worked responding to the July 4 flood and approved straight-time pay for exempt employees for hours over 40 through the pay period ending July 26.
Kerr County commissioners on July 7 unanimously approved temporary pay rules to compensate county employees who worked on flood response. The change instructs payroll to provide overtime pay — not compensatory time — for nonexempt employees and straight-time pay for exempt employees for hours worked over 40 that are directly related to the July 4 flooding, through the pay period ending July 26.
Why this matters: County staff said the move is designed so hours paid now will be eligible for reimbursement through state or federal disaster grant programs; compensatory time would not be reimbursable. A staff member, Miss Sullivan (staff member), told the court the measure ensures emergency workers “get paid” for response hours.
Court action: A motion to approve the payroll direction passed unanimously. Commissioners said the county will revisit the authorization if additional pay periods are required and that the county treasurer and auditor will oversee implementation to preserve eligibility for reimbursements.
Ending: County officials said they will monitor needs and return to court if the disaster response requires extending the same pay treatment beyond the July 26 pay period.
