Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the following supplemental pay for Public Defender employees for the remainder of FY 2026: (a) Request to add a Supplement for employee Amber Greer in the amount of $4.33 per hour ($9,000 annually) from fund 100-4800-1040; (b) Request to add a Supplement for employee Christina Sanders in the amount of $4.33 per hour ($9,000 annually) from fu

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Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the following supplemental pay for Public Defender employees for the remainder of FY 2026: (a) Request to add a Supplement for employee Amber Greer in the amount of $4.33 per hour ($9,000 annually) from fund 100-4800-1040; (b) Request to add a Supplement for employee Christina Sanders in the amount of $4.33 per hour ($9,000 annually) from fund 100-4800-1040; and (c) Submit grant adjustment to Texas Indigence Defense Commission to reflect that 80% of these costs are state funds. (Wilson)

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).