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Court creates grade 22 investigator position for DA, approves paying candidate at step 7
Summary
The Commissioners Court authorized the District Attorney to create a new grade‑22 investigator position funded from forfeiture funds and approved paying the candidate at step 7 so the hire can attend the July academy and have parity with investigator salaries.
The court approved a request from the District Attorney (Glenn) on April 7 to create a new investigator position in the District Attorney’s Office at grade 22 and to pay the candidate at step 7.
Glenn told the court he was not asking for new county funds this budget cycle and planned to fund the position from forfeiture funds until October, when he would include it in his budget request. The DA said the position needed to be available so a candidate could attend the five‑month academy starting in July.
Commissioners discussed standard practice for creating positions at step 1 and bumping steps later based on candidate qualifications; the court agreed to create the position at grade 22 and to pay the current candidate at step 7, aligning with prior investigator hires.
Implementation: the DA will proceed to hire the candidate using forfeiture funds and include the position in the department’s October budget submission.
