District Attorney – Approval for Reclassification of Three (3) Attorney Positions; Creation of One (1) New Clerk Posi...

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2025-0941 District Attorney – Approval for Reclassification of Three (3) Attorney Positions; Creation of One (1) New Clerk Position; and Deletion of Two (2) Current Vacant Positions for District Attorney Office Organizational Restructure and Repurpose – Funding Available Within Departmental Budget On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: September 2, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: General Fund Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve the District Attorney’s Office (DAO) request for organizational restructure and repurpose which includes the deletion of two (2) vacant positions – Attorney V (ATT5, position #6654) and Courier II (Grade 7, position #4261) – for a savings of $254,705. These savings will fully offset the total cost of $150,770 for the proposed reclassification of three (3) existing attorney positions and the creation of one (1) new clerk position. The resulting net savings of $103,935 ensures that the organizational repurpose and restructure remains budget-neutral, with no additional General Fund cost. Human Resources/Civil Service will review all requested positions for proper grade, classification, and titles before final approval and implementation. Done in open Court September 2, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman