Kerr County Commissioners Court discuss ongoing recovery efforts at Monday meeting

KERR COUNTY, Texas – The Kerr County Commissioners Court discussed ongoing disaster recovery efforts following the deadly Hill Country floods during a meeting Monday morning, according to online agenda documents.

The flood-related topics up for discussion included:

• A status update on the recovery effort from the Hill Country floods
• Kerr County Commissioners considered authorizing the Kerr County sheriff to exempt sheriff’s office employees from the 320-hour limit on paid time off carryover during the flood disaster period, effective through Sept. 30, 2026.
• The court discussed approving overtime pay for all non-exempt employees, as opposed to compensatory time, for hours exceeding 40 that are directly related to responding to the flooding. Similarly, the discussion included giving exempt employees straight-time pay for flood-related hours worked. This will be considered through the pay period ending on Aug. 9.
• Members considered submitting a Request for Public Assistance (RFA) to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Hill Country floods.
• Kerr County Commissioners considered hiring a Criminal Investigation Division Investigator due to the increased workload from the Fourth of July floods.

At least 108 people — 71 adults and 37 children — were killed in connection with the deadly Fourth of July flood in Kerr County.

On July 19, Kerrville officials dropped their count of missing people from 97 down to three.

However, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday on social media that the Texas Department of Public Safety recovered the body of a missing woman in the Kerrville area, reducing the number of missing persons to two.

Abbott said one girl from Camp Mystic and one man remain missing.

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