Remarks by Jim Wolverton
195 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 8
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“I've got pictures of them. I'll be happy to show them. Okay.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Just one question. When will we get an idea how much it's going to cost us for this new equipment?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“The ones that are outdated that we have to.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“After the 26th election in November, our next major one will be in 28, correct?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“We may have a big one on the Justice Center, the new Justice Center.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, Judge, I put in front of everybody the... Deceased transport and autopsies called for the entire year from 25 to 26. JP1 had 12, JP2, 14, JP3, 11, JP4, 18. And autopsies called for was JP1, 8, JP2, 7, JP3, 4, and JP4, 7. And it's been brought to my attention that they don't have to go out and do the autopsies anymore. A police officer can now call and just ask them over the phone. no autopsies or inquest inquest”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I know you started on the JP, but I mean... He was first, wasn't he?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think he's where he already was. He thought it would be best if we gave, and he just threw a number out, everybody $60,000 and lower gave them the increase.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's what he said during the grievance committee.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Correct. Okay. So this was based on 3% longevity or COLA?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“So you want to do a COLA for everybody and reinstall the longevity as normal, and then $1,000 to the hourly people?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“That's all. I'm just curious. We don't do anything, or we do something?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, you said they didn't want the raise. But yet the committee voted on a raise. Right.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“So we have to either say we go along with the committee, or we don't go with the committee, or we go ahead and do everybody this particular way. The 3% COLA, the reinstalled longevity the way it's supposed to be. Is that what you're looking for?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“And the numbers show that Precinct 3 is, I guess, the When it comes to workload, they're at the bottom of it. Everybody else has more going through their office than precinct 3, simply because it's been compressed so much. It's just the city of Schertz and a portion of Ciblo. They don't have, I guess, the issues that the 1, 2, and 4 have.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“My question is, if we just do longevity, that doesn't affect the salaries, correct? Because longevity is something they have earned over the years. It would not affect the salary. It affects their compensation, but not actually their salary. Their salary stays the same.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay. I was just looking for the hourly employees. Yes. We'll go and try to figure it out.”
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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“This is various departments longevity $2,000 base.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“It's back inside. This is good. No, this is not an update for now.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“LOOKED AT EVERYBODY'S BUDGET, AND I'M ESTIMATING, YOU KNOW, NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, THAT WE SHOULD GET SOME 1.5, 1.6 BACK. I COULD BE WRONG. I'LL SIT DOWN WITH CHRIS, BUT AT THAT POINT, YOU COULD TAKE CARE OF THE LONGEVITY OF 1.3 AND NEVER EVEN TOUCH THE RESERVE.”
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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“I was looking at it. It's not a good day to calculate.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I really wanted $2,000, but I don't think I'm going to get that vote, so I'll at least go with $1,000 to get to the people. 3% plus $1,000. Yeah, 3% plus $1,000. I'd really like to go $2,000. I think it's just $700,000 more. If we're going to dip in, we're dipping in. I'm not ready to put my toe in, but maybe all up to my ankle.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm saying 2,000 longevity. He's saying 1%.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026