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Precinct 4 constables seek extra deputies for new building; court defers request pending budget and security analysis
Summary
Precinct 4 requested four additional deputies (said to be part of a possible need up to ten) to secure a newly opened precinct building and protect court operations; commissioners directed staff to evaluate and fold potential positions into FY25-26 budget while also asking for a short-term security analysis and interim measures.
Bexar County Constable's Office, Precinct 4, asked the Commissioners Court on April 29 for an out-of-cycle appropriation to add four deputies to staff security at a newly opened precinct building in Converse. Precinct 4 representatives testified that civil-process workload and public-facing functions at the facility create immediate staffing and security needs.
Sergeant Robert Nelms told the court the precinct—ould justify as many as 10 additional deputies to equalize civil-service workloads countywide but was requesting four as an immediate, out-of-cycle need for safety and security at the new facility. "A phased request would assist us in…
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