Texas Local Government Code 152.074 – Longevity Pay for Commissioned Deputies and County Jailers
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(a) In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the commissioners court of a county shall provide to each commissioned deputy of the sheriff’s department longevity pay in an amount not less than $5 a month for each year of service in the department, up to and including 25 years. Each commissioned deputy is entitled to the longevity pay in addition to the deputy’s regular compensation.
(a-1) In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the commissioners court may provide to each county jailer of the sheriff’s department longevity pay in the amount provided to a commissioned deputy under Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 152.074
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(a-2) A county government in a county that has a population of more than 7,500, is located on an international boundary, and contains no incorporated territory of a municipality may provide longevity pay for each commissioned deputy of the sheriff’s department of not less than $5 a month for each year of service in the department, up to and including 25 years. If longevity pay is provided for, each commissioned deputy is entitled to the longevity pay in addition to the deputy’s regular compensation.
(b) The commissioners court shall begin providing the longevity pay at the beginning of the first fiscal year after the date this section becomes applicable to the county.
(c) In this section, “county jailer” has the meaning assigned by § 1701.001, Occupations Code.