COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS
TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Dave Nicholson OFFICE: Commissioner, Precinct 4
MEETING DATE: June 9, 2003 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to establish a minimum salary for Kerr
County employees.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Commissioner Precinct #4
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance
with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays
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Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards you request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
5:00 P.M. previolas Tuesday.
Commissioner's Court Members:
The purpose of this agenda item is to consider the principles underlying our
compensation policies and decide whether the County should pay its lowest paid
employees a higher salary.
Public assistance programs facts:
- A family of 3 earning $19,536/year is eligible for food stamps.
- A family of 3 earning $20,304/year is eligible for Medicaid.
- A family of 3 earning $30,520/year is eligible for CHIP.
Kerr County Employee facts:
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- Approximately 50 of approximately 3@S employees (17%) are paid less than the
salary level for eligibility for food stamps and/or Medicaid.
- ~~~ (#) of employees opt not to purchase County health insurance for dependents. ~~, '~ t
- Approximately 150 employees (49%) are paid less than the CHIP eligible salary.
- Kerr County employee's salaries are below those paid by other Kerr County
governmental entities.
I suggest that it is not good public policy for Kerr County to establish compensation
levels at such a low rate that its employees are eligible for public assistance. At a
minimum, we should adapt a policy that we will elevate the lowest salary brackets to a
rate above the maximum amount of earnings that qualify for public assistance. We could
and should take this a step further and establish pay scales that are competitive with those
of other local government entities.