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Cooke County approves sheriff's request to move salary funds to cover extra help and overtime
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved a sheriff's request to transfer salary line funds to cover extra help and overtime, citing staffing shortages and active hiring.
The Cooke County Commissioners Court approved a request from the sheriff to move salary funds to cover extra help and overtime and passed a related budget amendment.
The sheriff told the court the requested transfer amount was about $52,000, and that some unused salary money had been identified. He said the department remained understaffed, with three hires in process and approximately eight vacant dispatcher positions still to fill. The sheriff said the office had already overdrawn part of its overtime account and needed the transfer to continue operations.
Commissioners approved the transfer by unanimous vote. The court did not record further conditions or amendments other than the motion and approval.
County staff did not provide a detailed line-item accounting at the meeting beyond the sheriff's summary of positions in the hiring pipeline and the requested transfer amount.
