Four constables lead Guadalupe County’s 10 other budgeted posts

This is a count of authorized positions, not a count of employees hired or a payroll-cost estimate.

Two new justice-of-the-peace clerk positions are among the county’s FY2027 authorizations. Court users also have a direct stake in the listed staff attorney, paralegal and part-time associate judge posts. Those job titles identify where the county plans staffing capacity; they do not establish a change in wait times, case processing or hours of service.

What the count tells taxpayers

The separately approved chaplain position is funded through the Inmate Commissary Fund. That funding detail matters when tracing who pays for the post: it should not be folded into an assumed general-fund payroll figure. For the other roles, the position count is a starting point for a cost check, not a dollar estimate. An approved pay and benefits schedule paired with a position-control roster would show what each authorization costs and whether it has been filled.

One countywide tally needs reconciliation

The budget highlights say 16 new full-time positions, while its p.12 staffing list says 14 full-time and one part-time. Those are different descriptions in the county’s own budget material. The table above preserves the named roles and the separate chaplain approval without assigning an unsupported full-time status to the chaplain or treating either countywide total as reconciled.

The next useful public records are the county’s position-control roster and adopted department pay tables. They would let residents check filled versus vacant posts and job-specific costs against the named authorizations. Readers can inspect the county’s budget record starting at its auditor’s budget page and compare the highlights with printed page 12.