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Dimmit County court clarifies time-and-a-half pay for employees during declared emergencies
Summary
The commissioners voted to pay county employees time-and-a-half when they report to duties under a county judge or governor-declared emergency and the county is closed; deputies remain under a separate pay policy, and employees must sign in with the county judge’s office for certification.
County commissioners on Jan. 13 revised how the county pays employees called in during declared emergencies, voting to pay time-and-a-half to non-deputy county employees who report to work under a county-judge or governor-declared emergency and who sign in with the county judge’s office.
The motion, introduced during a broad discussion about last winter’s sheltering operations, clarified competing readings of minutes from a prior emergency. Payroll staff had…
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