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Environmental health and development services seek front-office staffing, permitting software and field connectivity
Summary
Environmental Health Coordinator Carissa McCoy proposed FY2026 funding options to staff a front-office clerk for a new development services department, possible part-time coverage instead of a full-time hire, and funding for permitting software, a county-issued cell/MiFi and modest equipment needs.
Carissa McCoy, Environmental Health Coordinator, told the commissioners court she is preparing to fold environmental health functions into a planned development services department in the county annex and that the department needs front-office coverage, permitting software and basic field connectivity.
McCoy said she currently uses a temporary employee for contract and inspection report work but that an in-office clerk or part-time position would be needed when development services becomes a one-stop front counter for permitting, addressing and road/bridge inquiries. "The difference between having her and having a part-time person ... is that there is someone in that…
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