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Commissioners Court, Sept. 1, 2023: utilize outside engineering firm for purposes of permitting; Salaries and Benefits for Non-Elected Employees

9 items from the Sept. 1, 2023 session, as the minutes record them.

The Parker County Commissioners Court met in session Sept. 1, 2023 at the courthouse in Weatherford. What the court decided, as the minutes record it:

Authorization to utilize outside engineering firm for purposes of permitting. Motion by Commissioner Conley, seconded by Commissioner Walden, to approve hiring Ken Dees as part-time temp, as interim department head; all aye; carried.

Public Hearing for 2023-2024 fiscal year proposed budget. No action taken.

Salaries and Benefits for Non-Elected Employees. Motion by Commissioner Walden, seconded by Commissioner Hale, to take this up at a later court and that we be provided of a list of salaries for all those people that we’re talking about; all aye; carried.

Salaries and Benefits for Elected Officials. Motion by Commissioner Holt, seconded by Commissioner Conley that we leave the current pay as is, but exclude the 3% raise. (This is referring, to the salary of CCL 1 Judge Kirk Martin); all aye; carried.

Human Services Budget Requests Updates. Motion by Commissioner Walden, seconded by Commissioner Conley, to allocate $24,000; all aye; carried.

Special Revenue Funds and Projects. No action taken.

Capital & Non-Capital item Budget Request updates including but not limited to:. Motion by Commissioner Conley, seconded by Commissioner Walden, to approve the rollover amount of $42,515; all aye; carried.

Additional Employee Salary Requests and/or New Positions. Motion by Commissioner Holt, seconded by Commissioner Walden, to approve the request of Constable Precinct Two for an additional deputy for a budgeted salary of $63,439; all aye; carried.

Capital & Non-Capital item Budget Request updates including but not limited to:. Motion by Commissioner Holt, seconded by Commissioner, to approve the request of Constable Pct Two for a bullet proof vest and laptop, at a cost of $2,666; all aye; carried.

Procedural items (invocation, pledges, quorum, executive session) are not listed.

Sources: Parker County: minutes, Sept. 1, 2023 (Agenda Center)

How this was sourced: Written 2026-09-06, for the archive, from the county's posted minutes (minutes (OCR)); item wording and motions are the minutes' own, lightly trimmed of procedural phrasing. Only items naming east Parker County places or heard under Precinct 4 are included.

Filed under Parker County Commissioners Court · Topics: Parker County budget and tax rate

LedgerAt a glance
utilize outside engineering firm for purposes of permitting
Motion by Commissioner Conley, seconded by Commissioner Walden, to approve hiring Ken Dees as part-time temp, as interim department head; al
Public Hearing for 2023-2024 fiscal year proposed budget
no action taken
Salaries and Benefits for Non-Elected Employees
Motion by Commissioner Walden, seconded by Commissioner Hale, to take this up at a later court and that we be provided of a list of salaries
Salaries and Benefits for Elected Officials
Motion by Commissioner Holt, seconded by Commissioner Conley that we leave the current pay as is, but exclude the 3% raise. (This is referri
Human Services Budget Requests Updates
Motion by Commissioner Walden, seconded by Commissioner Conley, to allocate $24,000; all aye; carried
Special Revenue Funds and Projects
no action taken
Capital & Non-Capital item Budget Request updates including
Motion by Commissioner Conley, seconded by Commissioner Walden, to approve the rollover amount of $42,515; all aye; carried
Additional Employee Salary Requests and/or New Positions
Motion by Commissioner Holt, seconded by Commissioner Walden, to approve the request of Constable Precinct Two for an additional deputy for

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