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Commissioners approve multiple hires and pay adjustments for public defenders, EMS and sheriff’s office
Summary
Atascosa County approved salary adjustments for two assistant public defenders to $80,000, hired EMT and numerous sheriff’s office personnel including correction officers and deputies, and confirmed start dates and budget lines during the Oct. 15 meeting.
The Atascosa County Commissioners Court on Oct. 15 approved several personnel items across county offices, including the public defender’s office, EMS and the sheriff’s office.
Stephanie Esparza, assistant chief public defender, said two assistant public defenders who had been conditionally hired passed the bar and requested their pay be adjusted to the standard misdemeanor attorney salary of $80,000. The court approved the pay adjustments for Travis Kiner and Arasali (spelled in the transcript as 'Arasali'/'Arasali') Garcia and recorded the motions as carried.
The court approved a part-time hire for EMS: Cassandra Salceda as an EMT at $12.06 per hour, pending completion of physical and drug tests (reported as completed). The transcript shows the court approved the hire with the stated start date.
Sheriff Sauer presented several corrections and deputy personnel items: correction officer hires (Rico Vasquez and Isaac Orpiza) at tier 3 salaries with uniform allowance and holiday pay details, promotion of Lisa Ramos to tier 1 after obtaining her state correction officer license, and promotion of Deputy Alicia Martinez to tier 1 after completing her 90-day probation. Motions to approve these actions were made and seconded; the court recorded votes in favor on each item.
The court recorded start dates and budget line items in the discussion but did not discuss new recurring county-wide salary schedules beyond the individual items presented. Physical and drug test statuses were noted in the record where applicable.
