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Commissioners move forward on budget items: indigent defense increases, salary survey contract and election‑administrator plan
Summary
The court approved contract renewals for indigent-defense attorneys with agreed increases, accepted a salary‑survey vendor under $50,000, advanced an Election Administrator (EA) position into the budget with part‑time support, and approved accounts‑payable totaling $2,155,980.98.
At its meeting, the Scurry County Commissioners Court approved several budget‑related actions and reached consensus on a staffed election administration proposal.
Indigent defense: The presiding officer said the county will extend current indigent‑defense contracts into a fourth year and concurred with requests for higher compensation for appointed counsel. The court agreed to an increase of $15,000 for district‑court felony counsel (Trey Keith, as…
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