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Freestone County approves payout of comp, holiday and admin time for dispatch and jail staff
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved a motion to pay out accumulated compensatory, holiday and administrative time for dispatchers and jail staff, citing chronic understaffing; a one-time cost was estimated at about $35,000–$36,000. No roll-call tally was recorded on the voice vote.
The Freestone County Commissioners Court voted to approve payout of accumulated compensatory, holiday and administrative time for dispatchers and jail staff, court members said during the meeting.
During discussion Speaker 3 urged the court to authorize the payouts because dispatch and jail offices have been short-staffed all year and employees could not take earned leave. "It's probably gonna be about 35,000, 36,000," Speaker 3 said when asked about the estimated cost. Speaker 3 said the money to cover the payout would come from the dispatch fund.
Speaker 2 moved to pay out comp time, holiday time and administrative time for jailers and dispatchers; the motion was approved by voice vote after members were asked "All in favor" (no roll-call tally or recorded objections were given in the transcript). Speaker 3 thanked the court, saying the payout addressed staff concerns about being compensated for time they could not take.
The court did not provide an itemized roll-call in the record or a department-by-department tally; the motion was presented and carried by voice. The discussion indicated the county believes sufficient budget authority exists in the dispatch payroll accounts to cover the payout this fiscal year.
The court moved on to other business after the approval.
