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Cooke County OKs one-time payout for EMS and sheriff dispatchers amid staffing shortages
Summary
Commissioners approved one-time, special-instance payouts for EMS and sheriff dispatchers to cover accrued vacation and holiday hours they could not use because of staffing gaps; votes were unanimous among members present.
Cooke County Commissioners Court voted to authorize one-time payouts to cover accrued vacation and holiday hours for EMS and sheriff dispatchers who could not take scheduled time off because of staffing shortages.
The court approved the EMS payout after commissioners described a staffing shortfall that prevented employees from taking time off. Speaker 8 said, “The easiest just to pay it,” while Speaker 3 urged leniency for employees who did not have staff coverage, saying, “I just feel like if they…
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