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Weslaco approves net $1,000 retention stipend for full‑time non‑sworn employees, payout Dec. 5
Summary
The commission approved a one‑time, net $1,000 retention payment to roughly 230 eligible full‑time non‑civil‑service employees to be paid Dec. 5; staff said the city will calculate gross amounts so employees receive $1,000 after taxes.
The Weslaco City Commission on Nov. 18 approved a resolution to provide a one‑time retention stipend intended for full‑time non‑civil‑service employees, authorized as a net $1,000 payment for those eligible and projected to be paid on Dec. 5.
City finance staff explained the mechanics and estimated the average employee would otherwise receive about $853.50 if the stipend were $1,000 gross, so the commission directed staff to adjust gross amounts so recipients would receive $1,000 net. “This resolution would propose a $1,000 gross payment subject to the standard taxes and withholdings and payable to the employees who are actively employed as of today,” said a city finance representative; commissioners then adjusted to ensure the net take‑home would be $1,000.
Commissioners discussed how the stipend complements longer‑term pay‑scale or recruitment and retention studies; staff estimated about 230 full‑time eligible employees would receive the payment. The payout is contingent on employees being actively employed on Nov. 18 and not submitting resignations between Nov. 18 and the payout date.
What happens next: finance will compute the necessary gross amounts to net $1,000 for eligible employees and process separate checks on or around Dec. 5, per staff comments at the meeting.
