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Lavaca County approves restructuring of sheriff’s office, pay changes retroactive to Jan. 1
Summary
The Lavaca County Commissioners unanimously approved changes to the sheriff’s department’s positions, titles and salaries and made the adjustments retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025; the minutes say related paperwork was signed after adjournment.
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court unanimously approved changes to the Lavaca County Sheriff Department’s organizational structure, including personnel positions, titles and salaries, and ordered the changes to be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.
Commissioner Wayne Faircloth moved, “Your Honor, I make a motion that we approve the changes to the Lavaca County Sheriff Department's organizational structure, including personnel positions, titles and salaries and to retro back to January 1, 2025.” Commissioner Edward Pustka seconded the motion, and all five members voted yes.
The motion was recorded in the meeting minutes as court order 19468. The minutes note that court members signed related paperwork after adjournment. The transcript of the public minutes does not list dollar amounts, the specific positions affected, or the number of employees covered; those details were not specified in the public record.
The decision takes effect retroactively to Jan. 1, 2025, per the motion; the minutes do not record any additional conditions or follow-up tasks assigned to staff.
The court’s action was taken during a special called meeting that began at 10:00 a.m. and that included an executive session before the vote. The minutes do not disclose the substance of the executive session.
