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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REpUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: W.R. Hierholzer OFFICE: Kerr County Sheriffs Office
MEETING DATE: May 27, 2003 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Review, consider and discuss current policy on longevity and educational pay increases.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Sheriff Hierholzer
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 30 minutes
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to asswe that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter S51 and
552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
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All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be
appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request
Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.
May 27, 2003
TO: Kerr County Judge Pat Tinley and
Kerr County Commissioners' Court
FROM: Sheriff W.R. Hierholzer
RE: Longevity and Educational Pay Increases
Review, consider and discuss current policy on longevity and educational
pay increases.
-- MEMORANDUM
OR#GIN~L
TO: Commissioners
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FROM: Judge He DECEIVED
DATE: August 4, 2000
RE: REVISED AND ADOPTED LONGEVITY AND EDUCATIONAL PAY
INCREASE POLICY, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2000
1. All new employees shall continue to begin at Step 1 of the appropriate pay
grade unless the Commissioners Court approve an exception in advance or as
provided below for Law Enforcement personnel
2. All Kerr County employees shall receive a one (1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof, upon completion of one year's satisfactory employment
with the County, another one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof; after
an additional three years service, and continuing one (1) step increases after
each successive 3 years of service-- i.e. 1, 4 7, 10, etc. All such step increases
shall become effective on October 1 following the appropriate anniversary.
3. Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license shall receive a one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, upon
receipt of their intermediate certificate, another one (1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof, upon receipt of their advanced certificate, and a two (2)
step increase, or the equivalent thereof, upon receipt of their master certificate.
All such step increases shall become effective on October 1 following receipt
of the appropriate certificate.
4. New Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license shall, upon hiring, be entitled to (1) with an intermediate certificate, a
one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, (2) with an advanced
certificate, an additional one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, and
(3) with a masters certificate, an additional two (2) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof.
5. No employee shall be entitled to a longevity increase, and/or an educational
increase in the same fiscal year; additionally, no employee could receive step
increases of any kind in three consecutive yeazs.
Kerr County employees who have been employed for one year or more as of
October 1, 2000, and who do not receive a salary increase as a result of the Nash
recommendations shall receive a one step increase effective October 1, 2000.
Current employees shall be entitled to receive the appropriate longevity increases
going forwazd - i.e., a person employed on October 1, 2000, with at least one (1)
year's service shall be entitled to the one (1) step increase for four years of service
on October 1, 2003.
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- Current Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license with an intermediate certificate shall be entitled to a one (1) step increase,
or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000; such personnel with both an
intermediate and advanced certificate shall be entitled to a two (2) step increase,
or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000; and such personnel with an
intermediate, advanced and masters certificate shall be entitled to a four (4) step
increase, or the equivalent thereof; on October 1, 2000.
Retention of key, experienced employees is vital to providing the best service
possible. This Longevity and Education Pay Increase Policy will enhance our
ability to attract and retain qualified public servants.
Cc: All Elected Officials and Department Heads
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Commissioners
FROM: Judge Henneke
DATE: August 4, 2000
RE: REVISED AND ADOPTED LONGEVITY AND EDUCATIONAL PAY
INCREASE POLICY, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2000
1. All new employees shall continue to begin at Step 1 of the appropriate pay
grade unless the Commissioners Court approve an exception in advance or as
provided below for Law Enforcement personnel.
2. All Kerr County employees shall receive a one (1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof, upon completion of one yea''s satisfactory employment
with the County, another one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, after
an additional three yeazs service, and continuing one (1) step increases after
each successive 3 years of service-- i.e. 1, 4 7, 10, etc. All such step increases
shall become effective on October 1 following the appropriate anniversary.
3. Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license shall receive a one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, upon
receipt of their intermediate certificate, another one (1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof, upon receipt of their advanced certificate, and a two (2)
step increase, or the equivalent thereof, upon receipt of their master certificate.
All such step increases shall become effective on October 1 following receipt
of the appropriate certificate.
4. New Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license shall, upon hiring, be entitled to (1) with an intermediate certificate, a
one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, (2} with an advanced
certificate, an additional one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, and
(3) with a masters certificate, an additional two (2) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof.
5. No employee shall be entitled to a longevity increase, andlor an educational
increase in the same fiscal yeaz; additionally, no employee could receive step
increases of any kind in three consecutive years.
All Kerr County employees who have been employed for one yeaz or more as of
October 1, 2000, and who do not receive a salary increase as a result of the Nash
recommendations shall receive a one step increase effective October 1, 2000.
Current employees shall be entitled to receive the appropriate longevity increases
going forward - i.e., a person employed on October 1, 2000, with at least one (1)
year's service shall be entitled to the one (1) step increase for four years of service
on October 1, 2003.
Current Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license with an intermediate certificate shall be entitled to a one (1) step increase,
or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000; such personnel with both an
intermediate and advanced certificate shall be enitled to a two (2) step increase,
or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000; and such personnel with an
intermediate, advanced and masters certificate shall be entitled to a four (4) step
increase, or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000.
Retention of key, experienced employees is vital to providing the best service
possible. This Longevity and Education Pay Increase Policy will enhance our
ability to attract and retain qualified public servants.
Cc: All Elected Officials and Department Heads
ORDER NO. 16515
ADOfiTED LONGEVITY ARID EDUCATIONAL GAY
INCREASE POLICY
On this the end day of Ar.~gust c~DO~, upon mat ion made by
Commissioner Griffin, seconded by Commissioner Williams, by
a majority vote of 3-1-0, with Commissianer^ Baldwin voting
MAY, the Court adopted the Longevity and Edr.~cational flay
Increase aolicy, as amended.
The Amendments to the policy as presented are:
Number two (~) would provide that 1'.err• County
employees would receive a one-step incr^ease
or the equivalent thereof upon completion
of one (1) year^ss satisfactory employment
and every three years thereafter, which will
be i, 4, 7, 1O, 1.?,, 1E,, ad infinitr_~m.
fiaragraph five (5) would be ae~ended to delete
"merit increase" in the fir-st line.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Commissioners
FROM: Judge H
DATE: July 24, 2000
RE: LONGEVITY AND EDUCATIONAL. PAY INCREASE POLICY
1n Mr. Nash's Compensation Survey, he reveals that, for non-law enforcement or
Road & Bridge personnel, the salary ranges offered by Kerr County are for the most part
competitive. However, Łar too many of the County employees are bcated for salary
purposes in the bottom end of the salary range. As a partial remedy for that situation, I
would offer FOR DISCUSSION the following longevity and educational pay increase
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1. All new employees will continue to begin at Step I of the appropriate pay
grade unless the Commissioners Court approve an exception in advance or as
provided below for Law Enforcemern personnel
2. All Kerr County employees would receive a one (1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof; upon completion of one year's satisfactory empbyment
with the County, another one (1} step increase, or the equivalent thereof; a$er
five years service, and a two {2) step increase, or the equivalent thereof; after
ten years service. All such step increases would become effective on October
1 following the appropriate anniversary.
3. Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or japer's
license will receive a one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof; upon
receipt of their irnermediate certificate, another o~ { 1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof; upon receipt of their advanced certificate, and a two (2)
step , or the equivalent thereof; upon receipt of their master certificate.
All such step increases would become effective on October 1 fallowing
receipt of the appropriate certificate.
4. New Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license will, upon hiring, be entitled to (l) with an icrtermediate certificate, a
one {I) step increase, or the equivalent thereof; (2} with an advanced
certificate, an additional one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof; and
{3) with a masters certificate, an additianal two (2) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof.
5. No empbyee would be entitled to a~esse; a longevity increase,
and/or an educational increase in the same fiscal year; additionally, no
ea~byee could receive step increases of any kind in three consecutive years.
We obviously have many employees who would have aheady received bngevity
or educational increases if this policy had been in effect. To partially alleviate that
inequity, I would propose to give all Kerr County employees who have been
employed for one year or more as of October I, 2000, and who do not receive a
salary increase as a result of the Nash recomm~eiidations a one step increase
e$ective October 1, 2000. To partially pay for those increases, I would propose
that we not fund any merit increases requested in this year's budget submissions.
Current employees would be entitled to receive the appropriate longevity
increases going forward - i.e., a person employed on October 1, 2000, with at
least one (1) year's service would be entitled to the one (l) step increase for five
years of service on October 1, 2004.
Current Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jailer's
license with an intermediate certificate would be entitled to a one (1) step
increase, or the equivalent thereof on October 1, 2000; such personnel with both
an intermediate and advanced certificate would be entitled to a two (2) step
increase, or the equivalent thereof; on October i, 2000; and such personnel with
an intermediate, advanced and masters certificate would be entitled to a four (4)
step increase, or the equivalent thereof on October 1, 2000.
Retention of key, experienced employees is vital to providing the best service
possible. This Longevity and Education Pay Increase Policy would enhance our
ability to attract and i+etaici qualified public servants.
Cc: County Auditor
County Treasurer
All Elected Officials and Departm~eirt Heads
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Works better -- or
works beautifully with the law enforcement department,
because the education component comes into play. And, those
folks that go out and get these different certificates then
put themselves in different categories. Am I correct, sir?
SHERIFF HIERHOLZER: You're correct. And it
takes a lot of years to get to those, you know, master's.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: But the path is
there. The opportunity is still there.
SHERIFF HIERHOLZER: The soonest you can get
that master's certificate we're ta:Lking about in here is 10
years if you have a doctorate, or 20 years of service.
You'd have to have 10 years service and a doctorate or 20
years service, and that's over 1,000 hours of training.
JUDGE HENNEKE: The amendments to the policy
as presented are that Number 2 would provide that Kerr
County employees would receive a one-step increase with the
equivalent thereof upon completion of one year's
satisfactory employment, and every three years thereafter,
which will be 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ad infinitum. Paragraph
5 would be amended to delete the merit increase in the first
line.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I would move that we
adopt the policy as written, with amendments.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I second.
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JUDGE HENNEKE: Moved by Commissioner
Griffin, seconded by Commissioner Williams, that we adopt
the longevity and educational pay -increase policy as
amended. Any further comments or questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Question I have on the
projected amount that it's going to cost. Is that a
one-time, or is it going to be that much of a budget impact?
JUDGE HENNEKE: Well, it's --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Depends a little bit --
JUDGE HENNEKE: -- going to roll through, but
it won't -- it will be -- whatever it is, $127,000 increase
in the budget starting October lst.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Budget starting October lst,
Year 2001, would just start $127,000 -- I mean, it's going
to follow.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'm just wondering -- I
mean --
JUDGE HENNEKE: But it's not an additional
one. It doesn't implement $127,000 every year. It's a
one-time deal.
MS. NEMEC: It's going to be different.
You're going to have some employees that are going to quit;
you're going to have some that are retiring, you know.
SHERIFF HIERHOLZER: I'm going to finally
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have some employees that want to get their education, so it
could go up.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Some will retire,
some will leave.
MS. NEMEC: Exactly.
SHERIFF HIERHOLZER: It's going to fluctuate
in our department.
MS. NEMEC: I just will always have to give
you those numbers during budget.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
MS. NEMEC: We'll have to figure it out.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We also have a policy
with the entry level for that classification.
JUDGE HENNEKE: We already have that.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: You know, we have to
really pay attention to that. That's the way we make it
work.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I have a comment,
Judge. I am 100 percent in favor of doing this. I just
think that we need to do it inside the budget. When we --
when we adopt and vote on the budget, it needs to be in
there. I feel like that what we're doing here is increasing
or voting on a budget item, and -- and, in my mind, it's an
illegal action because we haven't conducted any kind of
public hearing. And it's just -- I would personally be more
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today, because I'm just uncomfortable with the time frame
that we're doing it in. I think if we could roll it into
our -- our budget when we approve the budget, then I'd vote
for it in a heartbeat.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Well, I disagree with that.
It is a policy, it's not a budget. It is effective
October 1st, Year 2000.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay.
JUDGE HENNEKE: If the Court elects not to
allocate funds to implement this policy, then the policy
will not be implemented. So, I disagree with your
assessment as reflective of the County Attorney, for some
reason, that we shouldn't be doing this.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No, I beg your pardon,
the County Attorney did not advise me on this particular
issue.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Okay.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: But the rest of them,
you can rest assured that he did. He will be up here to
speak about it.
JUDGE HENNEKE: All right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Hopefully.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Any further questions or
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: What's the motion?
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion is to approve the
longevity and educational pay increase policy, as amended.
Any further discussion? If not, a.ll in favor, raise your
right hand.
(Commissioners Williams, Letz, and Griffin
indicated by raised hand they were in favor
of the motion.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: All opposed?
(Commissioner Baldwin indicated by raised
hand that he was opposed to the motion.)
JUDGE HENNEKE: Motion carries. Next item
for consideration is consider and discuss approval of the
Nash Compensation Study. I have cn here authorizing
implementation of same. Again, that's a policy matter; it's
not a budget item. We are not in this way adopting a
budget. We're not appropriating the funds. We're simply
taking action to give direction as to how to begin to
allocate the budget for next year, just as if we did -- just
as we did when we entered into a three-year lease on patrol
cars.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Can we amend the
agenda item to put a period after "study"?
JUDGE HENNEKE: I don't have a problem with
that, if you want to. Let me say, as we lead into this,
that -- let me explain what the Nash Compensation Study is.
June 12, 2002
TO: A11 Elected Officials and Department Heads
FROM: Fred H
SUBJECT: Longevity Increases
If any employees in your respective departments were hired AFTER October 1,
~~; G~C.~ ~2, AND have been employed by Kerr County continuously for ax least one
year, those employees are eligible for none-step longevity pay increase Please
provide a list of any such eligible employees to Barbara Nemec for her use in
preparing the employee schedule for the-FY02-03 budget.
Thanks for your help.
Cc: Commissioners
April 16, 2001
TO: All Elected Officials and Department Heads
FROM: Fred Hen
SUBJECT: Longevity Pay Increases
Any employee that (a) did not receive a pay adjustment as a result of last year's Nash
study and (b) will celebrate their first anniversary with the County on or prior to
September 30, 2001, is eligible for a one step increase effective October 1, 2001. If you
have any such individual working in your department, please provide Barbara Nemec not
later than July 1, 2001, with the name and date that person started working so we can
include those costs in next year's budget.
Cc: Commissioners
ORDER NO. 6515
ADOPTED LONGEVITY AND EDUCATIONAL RAY
INCREASE POLICY
0n this the 2nd day of August c~D00, upon motion made by
Camraissianer Griffin, seconded by Commissioner l~lilliams, by
a majority vote of 3-1-0, with Commissioner Baldwin voting
NAY, the Court adopted the Longevity and Educational Pay
increase Policy, as amended.
The Amendments to the Policy as presented are:
Number two (2l would provide that Kerr^ County
employees would receive a one-step increase
or the equivalent thereof upon completion
of one (1) year's satisfactory employment
and every three years thereafter, which will
be i, 4, 7, 1~, 1.?,, 16, ad infinit+_r a+.
Paragraph five t5) would be amended to delete
"merit increase" in the first line.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Commissioners
FROM: Judge H
DATE: July 24, 2000
RE: LONGEVITY AND EDUCATIONAL PAY INCREASE POLICY
In Mr. Nosh's Compensation Survey, he reveals that, for non-law enforcement or
Road & Bridge personnel, the salary ranges offered by Kerr County are for the most part
competitive. However, far too many of the County employees are located for salary
purposes in the bottom end of the salary range. As a partial remedy for that situation, I
would offer FOR DISCUSSION the following longevity grid educational pay increase
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1 • All new employees will continue to begin at Step l of the appropriate pay
grade unless the Commissioners Court approve an exception in advance or as
provided below for Law Enforcemern personnel
2. All Kerr County employees would receive a one (1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof, upon completion of one year's satisfactory employment
with the County, another one (1}step increase, or the equivalent thereof, after
five years service, and a two {2) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, after
ten years service. All such step increases would become effective on October
l following the appropriate anniversary.
3. Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jader's
license wdl receive a one { 1) step increase, or the equivalent thereo f upon
receipt of their intermediate certificate, another one { 1) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof, upon receipt of their advanced certificate, and a two (2)
step increase, or the equivalent thereof upon receipt of their master certificate.
All such step increases would become effective on October 1 following
receipt of the appropriate certificate.
4. New Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' or jader's
license will, upon hiriag, be entitled to (1) with an intermediate certificate, a
one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof (2} with an advanced
certificate, an additional one (1) step increase, or the equivalent thereof, and
(3) with a masters certificate, an additional two {2) step increase, or the
equivalent thereof.
5. No employee would be entitled to a-~na~it'-incrbase; a bngevity nicmase,
and/or an educational increase in the same fiscal year; additionally, no
errtployee could receive step increases of any kind in three consecutive years.
We obviously have many employees who would have aheady received longevity
or educational increases if this policy had been in effect. To partially alleviate that
inequity, I would propose to give all Kerr County employees who have been
employed for one year or more as of October 1, 2000, and who do not receive a
salary increase as a result of the Nash reconunendations acne step increase
effective October 1, 2000. To partiapy pay for those increases, I would purpose
that we not fund arny mernt increases requested in this year's budget submissions.
Currern employees would be emitted to receive the appropriate longevity
increases going forward - ie., a person employed on October 1, 2000, with at
least one (1) year's service would be entitled to the one (I) step increase for five
years of service on October 1, 2004.
Current Law Enforcement personnel required to hold a peace officers' ar jailer's
license with an itrterniediate certificate would be entitled to a one (1) step
increase, or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000; such personnel with both
as intermediate and advanced certificate would be entitled to a two (2) step
increase, or the equivalent thereof, on October 1, 2000; and such personnel with
an imerme~diate, advanced and masters certificate would be ernitled to a four (4)
step increa.e, or the equivalent thereof; on October 1, 2000.
Retention of key, experienced employees is vital to providing the best service
poss~ble. This Longevity and Education Pay Increase Policy would eahacee our
ability to attract and retain qualifed public servants.
Cc: County Auditor
County Treasurer
All Elected Officials and Depa~tmeirt Heads