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Parmer County votes to budget in-house courthouse janitor for 2025
Summary
The Parmer County Commissioners approved adding a budgeted courthouse janitor/maintenance position to the 2025 budget after the judge cited complaints about cleaning under existing contracts.
Parmer County Commissioners on July 22 voted to include a budgeted full-time courthouse janitor and maintenance position in the county’s 2025 budget after discussing repeated complaints about cleaning under contract arrangements.
Judge Isabel Izzy Carrasco raised the issue during the meeting and said she had received various complaints about courthouse cleaning and lawn maintenance performed under current contracts. Commissioner Kenny White moved to add a budgeted in-house position; Commissioner Charles Wilkins seconded and the motion passed by majority vote.
The court did not specify an estimated salary, start date, or whether the new employee would replace all existing service contracts; those details were not provided in the minutes and are to be resolved as part of the 2025 budget process. The decision shifts the court toward employing a county staff member rather than relying solely on contracted services.
The position will be considered in the 2025 budgeting cycle; the transcript does not specify when hiring would occur or how the county will phase out existing contracts if the position is filled.
