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Commissioners discuss comp-time bank and special pay for winter-storm workers; no policy change

Wichita County Commissioners Court · February 14, 2026
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Summary

The court debated adding county-closure language and creating a capped comp-time bank for maintenance and road-and-bridge staff who worked during January's winter storm. Commissioners raised legal, budgetary and equity concerns and agreed to study options at a March work session; no immediate action was taken.

Commissioners discussed whether to add county-closure language to the personnel policy and create a comp-time bank or other compensation for employees who worked during the January winter storm, but they took no final action Feb. 13.

Commissioner Beauchamp said maintenance and road-and-bridge crews worked in difficult conditions and proposed a comp-time bank or administrative-time compensation so those employees would receive compensatory…

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