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Cameron County approves salary adjustments for four district attorney positions amid staffing shortfall
Summary
After hearing from the district attorney's office about recruitment and retention challenges, the court approved salary adjustments to four position control numbers (PCNs) to help retain senior prosecutors; one commissioner recorded an abstention.
Cameron County Commissioners Court on Monday approved salary adjustments for four district attorney office positions after a presentation from the district attorney about recruitment, retention and workload.
District Attorney Luis Saenz and office staff told the court the office faces persistent turnover and has difficulty recruiting new attorneys. Saenz said the average assistant district attorney tenure is three to four years and that the office struggles to match pay being offered by neighboring jurisdictions and local private employers. He also discussed the loss of prospective hires who received offers with substantially higher pay: the court heard…
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