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Commissioners continue FY27 budget work sessions; Court approves performance-pay policy change
Summary
Over a two-day work session the Court heard detailed FY27 budget briefings from the auditor and HR, discussed personnel and salary requests across departments, and approved an amendment to the Employee Policy Guide enabling a fixed countywide budget for the Incentive (Performance) Pay Plan.
Commissioners used July 7–8 budget-work sessions to review FY27 priorities, revenue and expenditure projections, the FY27 schedule and departmental personnel requests. County Auditor Frances Bartlett presented an overview of the General Fund, ending fund balance, reserve policy and outside entity funding requests; Human Resources Director Ana Picazo presented a salary and position survey, turnover metrics, and specifics on department requests including the sheriff’s office and county jail staffing.
On July 7 the Court approved an amendment to Section 7.04 of the Employee Policy Guide (formerly the Incentive Pay Plan), permitting the Commissioners Court to set a fixed countywide budget for performance-pay funding and clarifying eligibility, scoring and payout mechanics. The amended policy defines eligibility (one-year tenure and minimum performance score), disqualifying conditions (discipline, PIP, excessive unapproved absence), and the payout table tied to evaluation scores. The Court approved the policy amendment by unanimous vote and directed HR to distribute the updated policy to employees.
