Williamson County commissioners have agreed to set aside $1.3 million in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2022-23 for an assessment of the county’s law enforcement and corrections officers' pay to bring it up to par with the market and to help the county retain officers. Implementation of the study is expected in February, giving officers additional pay about halfway through FY 2022-23.
The move comes on Aug. 9, a week after the Aug. 2 commissioners court meeting when Sheriff Mike Gleason’s team asked the court for a 14% raise for officers instead of the 5%-7% initially discussed in June as reported previously by Community Impact Newspaper.
This is an estimated amount based on information from the sheriff’s department and a look at the upcoming budget, Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long said. The increase is prorated, “because physically there's no time for HR to even start [implementing the increase] until mid- to late October,” she said.
The court has directed Lt. William New of Sheriff Mike Gleason’s team to work in conjunction with the county’s human resources department to make sure the raise is applied in every step on the pay chart.
