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'Land manager' and clerk pay dispute surfaces in Coryell County budget talks
Summary
Commissioners questioned whether the county clerk's office added a new employee with the title 'land manager' and debated whether clerks' salaries should be set at $30,000 or $31,000 in the proposed budget.
A commissioner told the court they reviewed the proposed budget and believed an additional employee, described in the document as a "land manager," had been added to the county clerk's office without prior discussion. The commissioner said last year's clerk headcount was eight and that the proposed budget appears to count nine staff, including "miss Newcomb." The commissioner asked for a neutral review of staffing numbers before the final budget.
Commissioners also disputed the clerks' salary level, with discussion centered on whether clerks should be paid $31,000 or $30,000. One commissioner said, "I think it should be 31,000," noting prior repeated discussions about the higher figure. The County Judge replied that the court will vote on elements of the budget tomorrow and cautioned that voting on pieces of the budget prior to formal proposal could violate state statutes.
The transcript records no final resolution on the staffing count or salary schedule; commissioners said they would review the completed proposed budget during the reconvened 1:30 p.m. session.
