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Nueces County attorney reports heavy caseload, asks commissioners for salary increases to retain staff
Summary
County Attorney Laura told commissioners the office handled 22 pending lawsuits and rising PIA and protective-order workloads in 2012 and proposed benchmarked salary increases to keep lawyers from leaving. She said most litigation is handled in-house; no formal vote was taken.
Laura, the county attorney, told the commissioners during a budget workshop that her office is handling a high volume of litigation and public‑service work and asked for targeted salary increases to retain experienced attorneys.
"We have 22 pending lawsuits that are filed against the county or against, county officials, or employees," Laura said, describing the mix of employment, jail-related and civil-rights cases, and noting the county acts as plaintiff in two matters (MERS and Coastal Bend Baseball). She said 15 of the 22 cases are handled in‑house and that motor-vehicle cases are handled…
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