Pretrial and precinct office leaders ask for full‑time clerk and admin pay review

Court and precinct staff brought two personnel requests to the commissioners: a pretrial request to convert a part‑time clerk for the district attorney diversion program to full time with shared costs, and a Precinct 3 request for an administrative assistant pay increase.

Pretrial clerk Pretrial supervisor Johnny White said the office hired a part‑time clerk last year to help with the DA diversion caseload and window duties. The clerk averaged a caseload that helped free officers for investigative work. White asked the court to fund a full‑time clerk moving into the next budget cycle and said Judge Wiley agreed to pay half of the position for the first year. He provided cost estimates showing the full‑time position’s annual cost (including benefits) would be about $44,000–$63,000 depending on step and benefits; Judge Wiley’s contribution would offset roughly 50% the first year.

Precinct 3 administrative assistant Precinct 3 Commissioner (Matt Wood) asked for consideration of an administrative assistant position and proposed a salary starting point tied to a comparable position he said was lost to another county job. Wood supplied revenue reports demonstrating four constable offices together generated $369,422.91 in 2023 and $401,936.96 in 2024; he argued the growth in revenue and workload justifies a competitive pay rate for administrative support.

Ending Commissioners said they will review the staffing requests as part of the overall budget process and examine payroll spreadsheets and revenue reports when weighing any pay or position changes.