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Court approves mental‑health deputy transfers, MHID‑funded hires and joins statewide opioid settlement
Summary
The commissioners approved transfers of two mental‑health deputies from the sheriff to a constable’s office, accepted four additional deputies funded by the hospital district, and authorized county counsel to sign onto the statewide opioid settlement that includes major distributors and manufacturers.
The Nueces County Commissioners on Feb. 9 approved multiple steps aimed at expanding county capacity for behavioral-health response and joined a statewide opioid settlement.
Constable McCracken requested transfer of two vacant mental‑health deputy positions from the sheriff’s office to the constable’s office to support countywide crisis response. The court made the statutory finding required under Local Government Code §86.011(a) that the precinct needs the deputies and approved the transfers.
Separately, the court…
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