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Court approves 4% COLA treatment for SB 22 supplements, sets court‑coordinator raises at 4%
Summary
Budget staff presented a request to apply a 4% COLA to SB 22 supplements for county and district attorneys and described a district‑judge proposed increase for court coordinators; the court approved 4% for SB 22 supplements and set court‑coordinator salaries at 4% rather than the judge-proposed maximum.
Budget staff summarized an SB 22 supplement request: the county attorney requested that the 4% COLA apply to SB 22 supplements for assistant county attorneys and investigators and the district attorney’s office. Staff estimated those supplement COLA costs (assistant county attorney/investigator supplements about $7,515 total; assistant district attorney/investigator supplements about $4,005.31). Commissioners voted to apply the 4% COLA to both offices’ SB 22 supplements.
Staff also presented an opinion and a judicial recommendation on court‑coordinator compensation under Texas Government Code §74.104. Judges had proposed a max salary of $97,535 for court coordinators (about a 16% increase over about $84,082); commissioners debated the legal scope of the judges’ determination and ultimately voted to set those salaries at 4% above the prior year to keep them consistent with countywide COLA practice.
