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Committee urged to review IT director pay after expanded duties
Summary
Committee members recommended commissioner's-court review of the IT director’s compensation after staff described added responsibilities for radio systems and post-ransomware modernization; materials with Hay-method scoring and midpoint figures were provided.
Commissioner Holt said the IT director (identified in materials as James K. Wood) has taken on significant additional responsibility, including radio systems and coordinating public-safety communications, and urged a compensation review. "I think our IT director is not someone who will ever approach us for that, but I'm on that radio committee... I think that with that degree of additional responsibility, looking at his compensation is warranted," he said.
Staff provided a Hay-method scoring and a compensation sketch showing a midpoint and current pay in the materials; committee members requested written documentation and asked that the commissioner's court make the final pay determination rather than the committee. Members also asked staff to prepare cost estimates (including ancillary costs such as vehicle and equipment) so the committee can measure savings or impacts before recommending an increase to the court.
