CLARKSVILLE — Pink River commissioners court docket voted to supply premium pay to Sheriff’s Workplace staffers who fill in for further shifts when known as on to take action by the sheriff.
Sheriff Jimmy Caldwell and Chief Deputy Michael Tempo introduced the necessity for the inducement pay to the court docket’s consideration as a result of persevering with downside of staffing slots to run the County Jail.
Caldwell and Tempo confused that the approval was wanted to safe individuals to cowl operations for the jail whereas the sheriff hires extra personnel.
“We hope to have individuals employed to do all of it,” Caldwell stated, including however till then he wanted to have the choice of providing increased pay to these keen to tackle further shifts when the necessity arose.
Commissioners Jeff Moore and David Hudson expressed concern over individuals abusing the state of affairs by skipping an everyday shift throughout every week, then accepting a shift later within the week for the premium pay.
Tempo stated they’d be alert to that and never permit it if in any respect potential.
“You may’t skip a Monday, then get the premium pay in a while a day without work,” he stated.
The sheriff informed the court docket that the funding for the premium pay would come out of the commissary fund earnings and the drug fund. However Commissioner Moore didn’t need the drug fund touched.
“We aren’t making an attempt to deplete the accounts, we try to fill slots,” Caldwell stated.
After extra dialogue, Moore moved to permit the sheriff to approve premium pay with cash from solely the commissary fund earnings for the following 90 days. The court docket will then be capable of evaluation the coverage to see if it must proceed.
The commissions additionally voted to not set up culverts on non-public property and to arrange a coverage and specs for putting in culverts on the county proper of method
Steven Schaad, a territorial supervisor for The Garland Firm, informed the commissioners that the $200,000 invoice estimate must improve by $17,000 due to further work that needs to be performed on the Courthouse addition roof.
“There may be a lot tools up there, there may be going to be numerous labor,” he stated.
He famous there have been eight to 12 air-conditioning items that must be moved and his agency ought to have approval to begin the work in about 21 days from the Texas Historic Fee.
The fee additionally voted to carry the primary Monday assembly of October on the 11 since that Monday is Columbus Day.
