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Court approves 3% proposed increase for elected officials; employees’ 5% pool retained in draft
Summary
After debate, the court voted to propose a 3% salary increase for elected county and precinct officers (included in the written notice required by state law) while maintaining a 5% bucket for employee performance raises in the first-draft budget; Commissioner Bailey abstained on the elected-officials vote.
Commissioner Maklick moved that, per the written-notice requirement of the Texas Local Government Code, the court propose a 3% increase in salary for elected county and precinct officers; Commissioner Stacy seconded the motion. The judge called for the voice vote and announced the result as 4 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstention. Earlier in the discussion Commissioner Stacy said he would decline a personal raise and advocated allocating more to employees, while other commissioners argued for modest increases to keep pay aligned with inflation.
Lisa and treasurer staff discussed payroll mechanics and recommended listing the full salary in the budget even if an elected official later opts to take less, to avoid complications for successors or in unforeseen circumstances. The court’s motion satisfied the legal written-notice step; the precise dollar amounts will be published in the required notice and afford elected officers a brief grievance/appeal window under state law.
