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County speaker warns Gonzales County could lose up to seven deputies in coming weeks
Summary
An unidentified county speaker told the Commissioners Court the county is two deputies short now and that four more recently signaled plans to leave, potentially reducing staff by as many as seven; the departures include a sergeant, corporal and investigator and average over 10 years of service.
An unidentified county speaker told the Gonzales County Commissioners Court that the county faces a potential shortfall in deputy staffing after several long‑tenured officers indicated they are leaving. “We're we're 2 deputies down currently,” the speaker said, adding, “we had 4 deputies come to us close that they're leaving” and that “we're gonna possibly be as many as 7 deputies down here in the next few weeks.”
The speaker named the positions that could be affected — a sergeant, a corporal and an investigator — and said the deputies who have applied to leave average more than 10 years of service, much of it with Gonzales County. The comment did not specify reasons beyond “recent changes” and did not provide details about recruitment or planned replacements.
No formal motion, vote or directive related to staffing was recorded in the provided transcript. The speaker thanked the court for its time; there was no recorded response from the judge or commissioners in the transcript excerpt.
The concern, as stated in the meeting, was framed as an update to the court rather than a formal request for immediate action. Meeting minutes or subsequent agenda items would be the expected place for any formal proposals on recruitment, retention, or budget changes to address the shortfall.
