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Court approves justice-precinct budget and position transfers; judge asks for 120-day review after redistricting
Summary
County officials discussed workload and filing data across justice precincts and approved transfers of budget and positions; an agency official asked the court to revisit staffing and filings within 120 days given redistricting changes.
An agency official presented multi-year revenue and filings data for the county’s justice courts and constable precincts and asked commissioners to monitor available data after newly adopted redistricting lines. The official said the presentation showed workload by precinct and requested the court revisit staffing needs in 90–120 days, saying, "as we move forward over the next 90 days, 120 days... I'm committed... to look at this again in 120 days and if we need to add positions, I'm the first guy to say we need to add positions."
Commissioners and budget staff thanked constables, judges and the budget office for their work. The court approved the related budget transfers and position authorizations by unanimous vote (motions recorded as passing 5-0). Staff said the item as presented would be budget neutral and that some part-time positions were removed to find savings.
