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Atascosa County approves multiple personnel moves and a revised payroll schedule
Summary
Atascosa County Commissioners on Nov. 12 approved several personnel changes — including promotions in the public defender and sheriff’s offices and the appointment of an animal‑control department head — and adopted a revised pay schedule to settle October payroll and transition to biweekly pay in January.
Atascosa County Commissioners Court on Nov. 12 approved a series of personnel actions and adopted a revised payroll schedule intended to settle outstanding October pay and move the county to a biweekly pay system.
The court approved personnel items across multiple departments. The agenda listed an existing employee, Mark Laddette, for the position of assistant county district attorney with an adjusted "long GOP pay" rate noted as increasing from $3.60 to $3.80 (as described on the record). The court promoted Carrie Ellison to senior felony trial attorney effective Nov. 12, 2024; commissioners said the increase includes the state supplement and cited Ellison’s prior experience with the Karnes County attorney’s office. Commissioners also approved a $103,000 annual pay rate for public defender Zaid Saad (effective Nov. 12, 2024), which was described in the discussion as including the state supplement.
In the sheriff’s office, the court approved moving Deputy Luis Carmona to a tier‑one salary after completion of his 90‑day probationary period, and carried motions to move corrections officers Dan Garza and Brandon Gonzales to higher tiers with specified annual salaries, holiday pay and uniform allowances. Christopher Rodriguez was returned to a sergeant position effective Nov. 13, and Felipe Marino voluntarily stepped down from sergeant to corrections officer effective Nov. 13 for schedule reasons. Motions for these personnel changes were made and seconded on the record and the court voted to carry them.
Commissioner Riley moved and the court approved the immediate appointment of Sarah Reen as department head of animal control following a resignation of the prior department head; the change was recorded as effective that day.
On payroll, Commissioner Gillespie proposed a sequence of payroll dates and a five‑day monthly adjustment to resolve the county’s October payroll and transition pay periods going forward. The schedule read into the record included a finalizing payment on Nov. 22, 2024, a full payment for November on Dec. 13, 2024, and a phased move to biweekly/hourly pay in January 2025 using the Klein timekeeping system; Gillespie said the adjustment "makes it work to where the cash flow stays in place for everybody." Commissioners asked that the pay schedule be made available in the office or emailed to them. The motion to adopt the pay schedule and adjustment was seconded and carried on the record.
Votes at a glance - Approval of assistant county district attorney pay adjustment (motion carried). (See court record.) - Promotion of Carrie Ellison to senior felony trial attorney, effective Nov. 12, 2024 (motion carried). - Approval of $103,000 salary for public defender Zaid Saad, effective Nov. 12, 2024 (motion carried). - Multiple sheriff’s office and corrections promotions/reassignments, effective Nov. 13, 2024 (motions carried). - Appointment of Sarah Reen as animal control department head, effective Nov. 12, 2024 (motion carried). - Adoption of revised payroll schedule and five‑day adjustment to settle October pay and transition to biweekly pay (motion carried).
The court did not identify individual yea/nay tallies for the recorded motions; each item was moved, seconded and announced as "motion carries." Several speakers directed staff to provide copies of the new pay schedule to commissioners. The court adjourned the session and scheduled a separate meeting to canvass recent election results later in the week.
