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Commissioners authorize budget moves to let sheriff use SB22 supplement for pay increases amid staffing concerns
Summary
After debate over staffing and contingency use, the court approved budget amendments (87 and 88) to allow the sheriff to apply SB22 and leftover salary funds to raise pay for deputies and jailers; one commissioner recorded opposition during the vote.
The Anderson County Commissioners Court voted Sept. 23 to move budget amendments that allow the sheriff to use leftover salary funds, general-fund contingency and Senate Bill 22 (SB22) supplement funds to increase pay for licensed deputies and jailers effective Sept. 16, 2024.
County staff and the auditor said they consulted the Texas Comptroller's Office and confirmed the planned use of SB22 funds does not run afoul of guidance; staff noted the compliance test will reference salaries as of Dec. 31, 2023. "That was…
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