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Commissioner raises alarm over detention officer vacancies; court approves personnel items
Summary
Commissioner Hale told the court hiring of detention officers is down about 20% versus last year and that there are 33 open positions now, with another 18 positions soon to open; the court approved the related appointments and four DA office promotions, votes were 4-0.
During the commissioners court's consent-item discussion, Commissioner Hale raised concerns about staffing in the county jail system, saying the rate of hiring detention officers is down about 20% compared with this time last year.
"We are down 20%. There are 33 open positions right now," Commissioner Hale said, and added that about 18 new positions are slated to begin in the coming months, which would put the total open positions in the range of 40 to 50 if hiring does not pick up. Hale moved approval of the appointments as presented; a commissioner seconded the motion and the court approved it 4-0.
The court then considered a personnel item that included promotions in the District Attorney's office. A commissioner congratulated four promoted staff — David Howe, Anthony (last name not given in the transcript), Emily Johnston and Logan Goodwin — and moved approval of the item. The motion was seconded and approved 4-0.
The presiding officer characterized these consent items as routine and noted there were no public comments on the agenda before moving to discussion items later in the meeting.
Following these approvals, the court adjourned and briefly convened the Healthcare Foundation meeting, whose consent agenda also passed 4-0.
