Constables ask for deputies and vehicles as county growth stretches fleets
Multiple precinct constables told commissioners that population and call-volume growth require new deputies, equipment and vehicle replacements; several precincts requested specific deputies to cover civil-process, traffic and lake enforcement duties and flagged long vehicle lead times.
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Constables across precincts described population growth, rising civil-process and traffic workloads and a shortage of fleet vehicles, and requested new deputies, backfills and equipment. Constable Precinct 1 asked for two deputies (with vehicles and equipment) to cover traffic and lake patrol and cited a recent 19-kg cocaine seizure by a new K-9. Precinct 2 asked for four deputies plus a position upgrade to address civil-process backlogs and traffic enforcement; that package’s combined cost was discussed near $914,928–$946,779, with a priority on the promotion upgrade. Precinct 3 requested two district units and two upgrades for its CIU/ICAC teams citing narcotics seizures and child-protection operations.
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