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Bee County sets limit of six reserve deputy constables per constable, affirms eight appointments
Summary
The Bee County Commissioners Court voted June 9 to cap the number of reserve deputy constables an elected constable may appoint at six and to confirm eight existing reserve appointments. Commissioners debated liability, roles and oversight before approving the limits and confirmations unanimously.
Bee County Commissioners Court on Monday adopted a limit of six reserve deputy constables that any elected constable may appoint and confirmed eight current reserve appointments for two precincts.
The action came during Agenda Items 8 and 9 at the June 9 regular meeting in the Bee County Courthouse. The court approved the limit and the confirmations by voice votes that the clerk summarized as passing “without exception.”
County officials said the limit is primarily housekeeping and intended to balance county exposure with allowing constables flexibility to recruit community volunteers. "Reserve deputy constables are not employees. They do not, receive a salary. They are volunteers," the county judge said during the discussion, adding that the county’s cost to support volunteers is "negligible at best." The judge also explained that statute requires a bond for appointed reserve deputies and…
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