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Parmer County approves 207(k) exemption for dispatchers, authorizes K‑9 Walmart grant application
Summary
The court approved placing dispatchers on the county's 207(k) exemption (allowing up to 171 hours in a 28-day pay cycle before overtime) and authorized pursuing a Walmart K-9 grant (eligible up to $20,000 per year in four installments).
Sheriff Eric Geske told the Commissioners Court that the Parmer County Jail is housing 23 inmates and that no inmates from other counties are currently being housed. Geske asked the court to place dispatchers on the county's 207(k) exemption so dispatchers would be allowed the same overtime-exemption treatment as jailers and deputies and could work 12-hour shifts.
On a motion by Commissioner Kirk Frye, seconded by Commissioner Casey Russell, the court approved applying the 207(k) exemption to dispatchers. The exemption allows covered staff to work up to 171 hours in a 28-day pay cycle before overtime is owed.
Geske also asked the court to pursue a Walmart K-9 grant. He said the Parmer County K-9 program is eligible for up to $20,000 per year, disbursed in four installments, and that the county must apply each installment cycle to receive the funds. Commissioner Casey Russell moved to approve pursuing the grant application; Judge Isabel 'Izzy' Carrasco seconded and the motion passed by majority vote.
Both motions were recorded as passed by majority vote; the transcript does not provide individual vote tallies.
