Court approves stipend payments under Rural Prosecutors salary assistance grant

County Attorney David T. Garcia presented the court with options for allocating a Rural Prosecutors salary assistance grant awarded to the Brooks County Attorney’s office, saying the grant covers two years and that stipend payments for two staff members would be added beginning with the April 16 payroll.

Garcia recommended removing a line item of $19,753.39 for travel and supplies because any amount above $100,000 in this grant context would have to be deducted from the county’s Pretrial fund. Katy Salinas confirmed that the two staff salaries would be added as stipends. Commissioner Eduardo “Eddie” Garza moved to approve the expenditures as revised; Commissioner Marty Martin Cabrera seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

The transcript records the motion and the court’s unanimous approval but does not list the grant’s total award amount in the public segments provided. The county attorney stated the grant term is two years and that the stipend addition would take effect with payroll beginning April 16, 2024. For full fiscal particulars and reporting requirements, the county’s grant file should be consulted.