Constable Randy Parks requests full-time deputy and new vehicle amid rising civil workload

Constable Randy Earl Parks told the Rockwall County Commissioners Court on June 11 that Precinct 4’s civil-service workload has increased and requested funding for one full-time deputy constable, a vehicle and startup equipment.

Parks presented year‑to‑date service numbers and a projected increase in attempts to serve civil papers through the end of FY2025, saying the precinct performed several hundred service attempts in the first five months of the year and that evictions and writs of possession in particular have raised workload and staffing needs.

His budget request included a fully loaded cost estimate for a new deputy position and equipment. Parks told the court the starting salary step for a deputy is $72,090 (presented as “72.09” in the materials) and, after benefits, retirement and insurance, that position’s fully loaded cost would be about $99,697; with uniform, vest and other startup costs he estimated a total approaching $105,397. He also requested a 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe or equivalent (Parks provided an estimate of about $86,004 for the vehicle and $15,289 for radio and in‑car camera equipment, totaling about $101,699).

Why it matters: Parks argued that a single constable cannot consistently handle growing civil caseloads, serve as bailiff for JP court, perform traffic enforcement when appropriate, and respond to countywide needs. The court’s decision affects how constable responsibilities are resourced across precincts and whether countywide solutions (a shared deputy or replacement of reserve/volunteer…