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Sheriff urges hazardous-duty pay; fiscal court directs staff to draft ordinance
Summary
Following the resignation of a deputy, Russell County’s sheriff urged the fiscal court to establish hazardous-duty pay for deputies; magistrates instructed staff to draft an ordinance and discussed costs and authority, while the sheriff warned against fiscal-court control of his office.
Sheriff raised the recent resignation of a deputy and urged the fiscal court to establish hazardous-duty pay to aid recruitment and retention. The sheriff described turnover and emphasized his staff’s work, noting he has previously turned over excess fees to the county and expressing concern about the fiscal court exercising control over the sheriff’s office.
Magistrates and the judge discussed procedural and fiscal implications. One magistrate said the court could draft an ordinance and asked the county’s staff to prepare language; another emphasized the need to understand the cost and the state procedures required to enact such pay. The judge said an ordinance would make hazardous-duty pay permanent for future administrations, so the court should understand the long-term implications.
After discussion, the court voted to have staff draft an ordinance establishing hazardous-duty pay. No salary amounts or implementation dates were set; the matter will return for consideration once the draft is prepared and cost estimates are available.
