Burleson County accepts $525,000 in state salary‑assistance grants for rural law enforcement and prosecutor

Burleson County Commissioners on March 11 accepted and ratified state salary‑assistance awards intended to support rural public safety staffing. The court accepted the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance Program award #IA-0000000338 for $350,000 to support the Sheriff’s Office and ratified award #IA-0000000219 for $175,000 for the Rural Prosecutor’s Office. Commissioner Vincent Svec moved to accept the sheriff’s award and Commissioner Dwayne Faust seconded; Commissioner David Hildebrand moved to ratify the prosecutor award and Commissioner Dwayne Faust seconded; both actions were recorded as unanimous approvals.

The court also voted to postpone action on a separate Rural Constable’s salary assistance grant listed in the record for an amount shown as $18,xxx. The transcript records the postponement without further detail on the reason.

Agenda attachments referenced the award numbers; the meeting minutes record the approvals and the postponement. The grants are identified in the agenda materials as assistance awards for FY24.