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Commissioners debate raising starting clerk pay, consider moving county pay scales
Summary
On Aug. 27 the court spent more than an hour debating a proposed reset of county pay scales for clerical staff — commissioners discussed a 5.7% scale movement paired with a 4% across‑the‑board raise and options to fund some positions from records-fee funds.
Rockwall County commissioners discussed whether to move county salary ranges upward to raise starting pay for district and county clerks, focusing on recruitment and retention concerns voiced by Clerk’s offices.
Commissioner Stacy proposed moving pay scales by 5.7% (a two‑year cumulative Consumer Price Index figure) while keeping the draft’s 4% general raise for FY2026. “Starting pay is about getting people to apply for jobs,” Stacy said, arguing that higher entry pay will improve recruitment and reduce turnover. He cited a district-clerk request and a loaded budget impact estimate of roughly $118,000 for a larger regrade to job grade 3; he offered a…
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