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Court narrowly backs four dedicated passport clerks amid revenue skepticism
Summary
The court voted 3'2 to add four dedicated passport clerks and a lead position, endorsing plans to restore passport services countywide. Staff estimated the first-year cost at about $355,307 and projected longer-term revenue recovery.
The Commissioner's Court debated and narrowly approved restoring passport services with four dedicated passport clerks and a lead/supervisor position.
Budget staff presented cost and revenue assumptions, saying past passport operations generated roughly $1 million in revenue when two offices were operating. The cost for four clerks and a supervisor was presented as about $355,307; staff proposed making the first-year revenue and expense roughly neutral while allowing a ramp-up. One commissioner remained skeptical that revenue would return to previous levels and voted against the measure; the clerk's office and other commissioners argued re-establishing service would be beneficial to the public and congressional offices that supported reopening. The motion passed 3-to-2 and the item was placed on the add/delete list for final budget placement.
