Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
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Type of Request: Discussion Item
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request to assemble the grievance committee for elected officials’ salaries pursuant to Local Government Code Section 152.015.
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Background and Discussion:
Elected county and precinct officers whose salaries are set by Commissioners Court include the County Judge, County Commissioners, County Clerk, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, County Attorney, District Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Probate Judges, County Court-at-Law Judges, and Justices of the Peace.
For certain of these elected officials, Chapter 152 of the Local Government Code requires Commissioners Court to set the salary “at a regular meeting of the court during the regular budget hearing and adoption proceedings.” For these specific positions, there are statutory timelines associated with the salary setting process, including requirements for publication, notice, and a salary grievance process.
Salary Grievance Committee
Local Government Code (LGC) Section 152.014 requires the County to establish a Salary Grievance Committee composed of (1) the County Judge and nine public members or (2) the County Judge, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, County Clerk, District Clerk, County Attorney or Criminal District Attorney, and three public members. In either instance, the County Judge is the Chair of the committee but does not vote.
If the County chooses to establish a Salary Grievance Committee composed of public members, the public members must be residents of Harris County and have served on a grand jury in the county during the preceding calendar year. The public members may be selected from names drawn at random (essentially drawing slips from a hat) or from a randomized list with names selected in the order of the list. The task of developing the grand jury list (either on slips of paper or electronically selected) is statutorily assigned to the County Clerk and the names must be selected during a Commissioners Court meeting.
OCA recommends Commissioners Court adopt the Committee structure composed of nine public members, and the County Clerk shall present the computer-generated randomized list of individuals who can serve as public members of the Salary Grievance Committee.
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Alternative Options:
No alternative options since this process is set by statute.
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/9/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/1/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator, Office of County Administration
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