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Atascosa County commissioners approve hires, policy changes, plats and permits; executive session yields no action
Summary
Atascosa County commissioners on March 9 approved a series of personnel appointments, HR policy revisions, plats and permits, a $5,000 donation to the Jordan Chamber of Commerce and a contract amendment; the court recessed for an executive session on pending litigation and reconvened with no action taken.
The Atascosa County commissioners court approved multiple routine personnel actions, policy revisions and land-development items during its March 9 meeting and recessed briefly for an executive session on pending litigation without taking action.
Personnel and pay: The court approved adjustments and hires across several departments. The EMS item moved Justin Salana from a compliance role to entry paramedic with a pay rate listed at $21.85 per hour and a start date of March 15, 2026. The sheriff's office presented multiple hires and tier promotions for corrections officers and deputies (names and pay tiers were read from the packet and approved by motion). The animal-control office hired Mark Scroggins as a county animal control officer at $21.00 per hour; commissioners corrected a line-item number in the minutes during the motion.
Policy and administrative business: Kayla Forier presented HR committee recommendations to shorten external job posting from 15 to 10 days, require HR review before posting and require internal job postings to be physically posted; commissioners approved the hiring-policy revision and related separations and jury-duty policy updates. The court approved Amendment No. 1 to contract 24-065-123-E965 (GLLO) to revise the termination date to March 31, 2028 and update contract provisions with no additional funding encumbrance.
Plats, permits and budget: The court approved the Verdai Wood subdivision preliminary plat for Precinct 1 and several replats and certificate exceptions, as well as commercial driveway permits and a permit for the Atascosa County Livestock Show Association. County Auditor Tracy Brewer presented a budget-transfer amendment to pay a $5,000 donation to the Jordan Chamber of Commerce from precinct 4 road-and-bridge funds; the court approved the amendment.
Executive session and closing: The court recessed into executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 for consultation with counsel regarding pending litigation; after reconvening the court announced that no action was taken on executive-session items. The court approved invoices and a payroll claim and set the next meeting for March 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
What to watch for next: follow-up on the resident request to place the Verda Road tire-dump item on the March 23 agenda, and any public or staff responses tied to personnel onboarding or contract implementation.
