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Nueces County panel weighs new positions, reclassifications and sheriff overtime in draft budget
Summary
Commissioners debated staffing requests including 12 correction officers for a new annex, proposed reclassifications across departments, HVAC and emergency-management administrative positions, and agreed to reduce a sheriff-overtime line while leaving funding for annex staffing in place.
During the Aug. 12 workshop, county staff and commissioners reviewed a set of proposed new positions and reclassifications that would be funded in part by the draft 2019–2020 budget. The conversations centered on which positions to include immediately, which to phase in, and how to offset costs without unduly increasing the property tax burden.
The budget book presented a consolidated list of new positions: 12 correction officers tied to opening a jail annex (annual cost presented as $547,636), four sergeants for…
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