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Collin County staff outline new elected-official pay policy; court warned of mandated judge supplement increases
Summary
Human resources presented a new compensation policy for elected officials and told commissioners the state’s recent salary changes for judges will require the county to increase supplements for county court judges; the court discussed whether to amend its new policy to better target the fifth- and sixth-ranked comparators.
Collin County Human Resources presented the county’s newly adopted elected-official compensation policy and walked the court through salary comparisons, statutory constraints and potential costs the county will face in the coming budget year.
Cynthia Jacobson, director of human resources, said the policy uses the average of the fifth- and sixth-ranked comparable counties as the county’s marker for elected-official pay. Jacobson told the court two elected officials — the county judge and the sheriff — are currently above both markers; others such as justices of the peace and certain clerks are below the marker and would be candidates for adjustment if the…
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