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Tax office asks for one FTE, postage and software funding after year of vacancy savings
Summary
The tax office requested one additional full‑time position for voter registration work in Robstown, cited a $2,000 increase for remote check capture (Check 21) and a postage increase tied to election cycles; commissioners requested clearer comparisons of submitted vs. approved budgets to track year‑to‑date attrition savings.
Kevin, speaking for the county tax/finance office, described modest increases in postage and software maintenance tied to remote check capture (Check 21) and asked the court to approve one additional full‑time employee to handle voter registration volume in Robstown and to cover shortages when other offices are short.
He said software and check‑processing changes are driving an expected $2,000 increase on a particular line item and that the office needs a third full‑time worker in voter registration to manage cyclical peak volumes. Kevin noted the office’s revenue streams — including a recent motor‑vehicle sales tax commission of about $3.2 million — and said personnel vacancies produced about $700,000 in year‑to‑date savings, largely from attrition.
Commissioners asked staff to show the values departments submitted last year versus what was approved and spent this year so the court can see patterns and determine whether requested restorations are justified. The court did not take a formal vote during the department’s presentation and asked the tax office to provide the requested comparative budget columns.
