Government
BY PARKS KUGLE & GRACIE WARHURST
County raises pay supplements for judges In an e ort to balance the upcoming scal year 2024-25 budget with employee retention, the Williamson County Commissioners Court voted to approve pay supplements for each district judge and the district attorney July 30. The overview According to county documents, the proposal includes maintaining the supplement for each district judge at roughly $18,000 per year, which is in line with current district attorney supplement. County Judge Bill Gravell moved to adjust the supplemental gure for District Attorney Shawn Dick to $52,000. His proposal kept the $18,000 gure for district judges. Gravell’s proposal passed by a 3-2 vote. Pre- cinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long and Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey voted against it.
3 candidates le for city council election P ugerville will hold a City Council election in November for Place 3 and 5. The gist As of the Aug. 19 deadline to le for the city of P ugerville’s Nov. 5 election, three candidates submitted applications for a spot on the ballot. Incumbent Place 3 City Council member Kimberly Holiday will run unopposed, while current Place 5 City Council member Jim McDonald will seek another term against challenger Melody Ryan. Dates to know • Oct. 7: deadline to register to vote • Oct. 21: early voting begins • Nov. 1: last day of early voting • Nov. 5: election day
“If we’re going to attract the very best, we have to make sure that our salaries are worthy of them.” BILL GRAVELL, WILLIAMSON COUNTY JUDGE
What they’re saying This amendment sparked a debate among the commissioners on whether it is the county’s or state’s responsibility to add funding to the district attorney’s salary. Long and Covey said their goal is to provide Dick a higher salary while avoiding having county taxpayers pay for something they believe the state should. Gravell disagreed, citing concerns about mak- ing county salaries attractive to top talent.
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