Committee debates parity claims for constables against county budget constraints
Committee members weighed constables' calls for parity with commissioners and JPs against concerns about tax rates and county-wide pay increases; Judge Chad Sims noted the county has one of the state’s lower tax rates and urged fiscal caution.
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Committee members questioned whether constable duties are directly comparable to JP and commissioner responsibilities, with Judge Chad Sims saying prior work led him to propose a 3% across-the-board increase for most employees and a larger increase for constables because he believed they were underpaid.
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