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COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED IN SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS' COURT
BUDGET WORKSHOP UN Tuesday, August 25, 1992, with all
Officers' present and the following proceedings were had:
kon Sutton the District Attorney discussed with the Court
that he felt that his secretary needed a raise given the job
is now requiring full-time work instead of part-time work.
He thinks this is a legitimate request for the Court to look
at and would appreciate them thinking about this.
Frankie Speakmon feels that he needs additional help for the
care taking of all the buildings he will be having to take
in.
Constable salaries were discussed and the court felt they
should accept the figures Tommy Tomlinson, the County Auditor
has given the Court.
Sheriff Frances Kaiser is looking into getting a new radio
tower because the radio tower that we presently have is old
and it would take to much money to repair it. She is looking
into buying another tower because it will cost more to repair
the one we have than to buy a complete new tower.
Juvenile Probation requested another employee for Simon
Harris for S1f3,000.00. Juveniles are getting to be more of
a problem. At the present he is doing all he can to keep his
head above water with just the employees he has.
Tommy Tomlinson advised the Court that we have already lost
515,000.00 in the way of a grant that comes from the State,
it was a five year grant that was used for staffing purposes.
The additional person would be mandated to do performance
target of 84`/., 65% is placement for intensive supervision.
If we don't have people to oversee these programs the money
will be taken away. Tt,e grant cannot be changed.
Commissioner Morgan stated that we would have to go with what
the recommendation of the Juvenile Hoard was.
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Commissioner Holekamp stated through i:he process in job
classifications and personnel study done with other counties,
the firm that did our study states that the County Clerk's
Office hoe three times the staff of other counties. We found
Cherokee County, who has a State Hospital, County Court at
Law, population equivalent to ours, who basically does the
same amount of work as us handles their office with five
employees. My recommendation would be to cut 1/3 of the
County Clerk's Office. Which would be 10 employees. Two of
these employees to be taken would be paid from the Records
Management Department and have the records management fee be
55.00.
Judge Stacy stated that he thought Commissioner Holekamp had
done a good job on the study and because of the County
Clerk's Office he felt if we did not cut our staff that it
would mean no pay raises for anyone. The job he has done is
great.
Patrica Dye, County Clerk stated when this: was brought up the
last time that she had done a study of her own and did
receive some information back but the Court did not want to
hear the information she had. She alsc.~ handed the Court a
~• letter typed of the services dune in her office and compared
herself to Cherokee County and the Court still said she had
to many employees for what we did. She was given a short
time period to prepare a schedule of what services she would
have to cut out of her Office if this did happen. She came
back to the Court giving a positive analysis stating she
would try to do the work with 10 employees but her services
would be very limited but if this is what the Court was
requesting shfa would try it. She again stressed to the Court
that the services the Court was asking her to do would be
very limited.
Cornmissioner~s' Court then decided to do away with four
employees in the County Clerk's Office.
Commissioner Holekamp proposes that we give a cost of living
raise of 3% providing the necessary adjustments to employee
classifications have been given. Elected Officials salaries
should be adjusted to fit more in line with all other
counties of our size. County Clerk's Salary - 524,444, to
26,500, District Clerk 524,444 to 26,500, Tax
Assessor/Collector 524,444 to 26,500, No change in the County
Judge, Commissioner Court, County Court at Law, County
Attorney, o:r tt,e Auditor. The Auditor is receiving
additional salary from the probation department. The County
Treasurer is 'to remain the same. Commissioner Morgan stated
that he personally did not want to state the official would
be received a raise but an adjustment to there pay scale.
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