Amid budget constraints, El Paso County Chief Administrator Betsy Keller opted to forgo a pay raise and any contract changes following a successful annual performance evaluation.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court discussed the annual evaluation in executive session last week then voted to enter the “successful” evaluation into the record for the top administrator. No other action was taken on the review. The motion was approved unanimously with El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego not present for the vote.
With the exception of sheriff’s officers and others under collective bargaining agreements, the county has not approved pay raises for employees for the last two fiscal years due to budget constraints…