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Commissioners restore long-standing district attorney supplement, set amount consistent with statute
Summary
After discovering a longstanding supplement had been omitted from this year's budget, the court voted to restore the supplement for the district attorney; discussion noted statutory requirements that the supplement not be less than the highest-paid district judge, prompting approval at the higher figure.
Karnes County commissioners voted to restore a long-standing supplemental pay line item historically provided to the district attorney after staff discovered the supplement had been omitted from the budget materials.
Discussion reviewed statute and local practice. Some commissioners said the supplement had been $1,322 historically, while others noted statutory language that a supplement to a state prosecutor cannot be less than the compensation paid to the county’s highest-paid district judge; that led the court to set the supplement at the statue-compliant level cited in discussion ($4,800). The motion to restore the supplement carried with one commissioner abstaining.
Commissioners asked staff to clarify the budget-line placement and correct prior mislabeling. The court’s action restores the supplement for the district attorney for the coming fiscal year.
