Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on the 2022-2023 salary for the County Auditor in the amount of $183,923.85.

Sec 152.032 of the Texas Local Government Code requires Commissioners Court approval of the County Auditor's salary should it exceed the "highest paid elected county officer" as stated below.  Currently, the highest paid county officer for FY23 is the County Attorney at $176,587.05.  The FY23 (County Auditor) salary was set by the District Court Judges during the Auditor's Office annual budget hearing on Thursday, August 4th, 2022.  The salary increase was based on a 5% COLA and 3% on top of that, coinciding with the Commissioners Court recommendation, as it relates to departments heads for FY23.  Funding is already included in the proposed FY23 budget as presented to the court by the Budget Office.

Sec. 152.032.  LIMITATIONS ON COUNTY AUDITOR'S COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b), (d), and (e), the amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor may not exceed the amount of the compensation and allowances received from all sources by the highest paid elected county officer, other than a judge of a statutory county court, whose salary and allowances are set by the commissioners court.