Grievance committee outlines ballot polling and recommendation thresholds before vote

The committee hearing on an elected official’s salary adjustment opened with the chair explaining statutory procedure and voting thresholds. The chair said the panel comprises six elected officials and three appointed residents and described a written ballot process: members mark ballots, ballots are counted, and then voters are polled publicly to confirm individual votes.

The chair told members that if six or more committee members vote to approve the salary agreement the panel will send a recommendation to the commissioners’ court, while a unanimous nine‑member approval would require the commissioners to amend the budget. The panel prepared to take ballots and poll, but the transcript ends before the vote tally or any formal decision appeared.