Remarks by Jacqueline Ott
223 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 8 of 9
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“YES. PLANNER WAS TWO, ASSISTANT PLANNER WAS TWO, AND FLOOR PLANE MANAGER WAS ONE, AND THAT IS THROUGH THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE CLERK TWO POSITION.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“And so it would change, yeah, 12.5 to 13.5, 10.4, 11.4, 8.3. Yes, okay. I'm sorry. Okay. Ready for the next? Yep. Okay. 3% COLA.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“JP1, moving the clerk one from part-time to full-time.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, ma'am, changing the position from part-time to full-time.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Is that for one position? I think they have two.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah. So we're moving one person from part-time to full-time.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Magistrate. Excuse me. Gosh. Associate judge to perform magistration duties part-time.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Sheriff. Which grade for the chaplain? I'm not sure we ever talked about that.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“County Attorney's Office felony paralegal.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, I think the conversation, I thought it was referred to as a felony paralegal, but that person, yes.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes. Okay. the next four are the four constables' offices that each have an existing part-time deputy line be changed into a full-time. So we're removing that equivalent of the part-time and going into full-time.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think you're taking half of each and you're pushing that into a full-time position and then adding whatever the rest is to create that full-time position because it's an existing person or existing space.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think half. Yeah, I think some of them have. Yeah, I can do that.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. VFD Emergency Fund, $300,000. $300,000.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Sheriff's Office, I think we landed on three full-time deputies. 3. Gotcha. GCFR, three firefighters.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's the end. I guess, I'm sorry, one detail that we did not discuss today but we discussed in prior court sessions was the $1,000-based longevity addition, the timing for that. I know we discussed a year versus six months of the employment history. I know we discussed changing that to six months, but I don't know that we, I can't recall if we landed on that in a conclusion for it.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I mean, can we update that in this conversation, or is that off the table? We need to stick with the year because that's what we have in front of us.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“If we are able to change the policy to six months, I would think we should do that. Shouldn't take her that long. Is it HR or you?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“What are our thoughts on keeping it October 1st and changing it to six months?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“That was what I had in mind. If the court's uncomfortable with that, I mean, I'm... I can flex that to nine if we think this is necessary. It is not the hill that I'm going to die on. I just wanted to bring up the details. I know we talked about it, and I didn't feel we reached a consensus necessarily.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“And I think that was dependent upon whether or not the court had an appetite for the felony paralegal coming out of forfeiture funds or being paid out of the general fund, right?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“But I think we are... willing to pay for the felony paralegal out of the general fund, right? So, I mean, I don't have a problem with that if that's able to be covered. And I'm so sorry if I forgot the answer to this.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes. And if we do get in a bind, he would understand if that was something that we might not be able to? Yes. Okay, I don't have an issue with that court. I'm sorry. I don't mean to be like hijacking these topics The difference in the funding for the regrades he's asking for two regrades, but he says he can cover the funding annually through forfeiture funds”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Tell us what your concerns are, though, because maybe one of us hasn't thought of it.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026