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Nueces County sets framework to use ARPA dollars for premium pay for jail and law-enforcement staff
Summary
The commissioners approved principles for ARPA-funded premium pay: 20% for sheriff's bargaining-unit personnel and correctional cadets' straight hours, ARPA funding for payroll taxes/benefits, pursuing Treasury waivers for a handful of high earners, and a $25,000 per-person cumulative cap.
The Nueces County Commissioners Court agreed Nov. 3 on a framework to distribute American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) premium pay to certain employees who worked in high-exposure roles during the COVID-19 emergency.
The court approved applying premium pay to straight hours worked for bargaining-unit employees in the Sheriff's Office and eligible correctional cadets at 20%, with payroll taxes and covered benefit costs applied to ARPA funding. Court materials and consultant Hagerty advised that Treasury guidance caps premium pay eligibility and imposes a…
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