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File #: 25-2787    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Position Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/24/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 5/8/2025 Final action:
Title: Request for approval to adjust the department's salary scale to address pay compression effective May 17, 2025.
Attachments: 1. Pay Compression (Eff 05.17.25)
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Primary Department: Sheriff
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez

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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Position

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to adjust the department's salary scale to address pay compression effective May 17, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
A $2,500 salary increase, approved by the Commissioners Court, for employees earning under $75,000 and effective January 11, 2025, has caused pay compression in several HCSO classifications. To address this, the HCSO requests the decompression of the following job classification salary scales:

* Administrative Coordinator II Administrative Coordinator III
* Analyst III Analyst IV
* Applications Analyst III Crime Analyst III
* Paralegal III Training Specialist II

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