SHOW UP AT 8:30 AM AT THE CAMERON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AUGUST 20 TO PROTEST HUGE RAISES FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS

County Judge Eddie Trevino

Eddie Trevino was not in his office today.  I paid him a visit after my 9:02 AM call message that I submitted as urgent was not returned.

I'm told by someone long in county government that Eddie is seldom in his office, that the job of Cameron County Judge is actually a part-time one with few daily responsibilities.

That makes even more obscene an item to be placed on the August 20 agenda for the Cameron County Commissioners Court giving Trevino a whopping $48,657 raise to $119,400, putting egomaniac Trevino's salary about a grand higher than the Hildalgo County Judge.  Hidalgo County has roughly twice the population and revenue of Cameron County.

As reported in the Brownsville Herald, reposted in Juan Montoya's El Rrun Rrun and vociferously blasted in Jerry McHale's McHale Report, 22 county officials want huge raises with the County Commissioners unethically voting huge increases for themselves.

County Treasurer David Betancourt

One request that stands out even among the other greedy opportunists, besides Eddie Trevino, is County Treasurer David Betancourt, who is presumptuously requesting  a $39,968 to push his salary in a job where he essentially does nothing.  He is "in charge" of payroll with three assistants!

Several large counties in Texas, such as Bexar(San Antonio) and Tarrant(Fort Worth), do not even have County Treasurers as the role is unnecessary.

If you agree these huge raises for County Judge, County Treasurer, all of the County Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, the District Clerk, County Clerk, Tax Assessor and the constables is obscene, unethical and excessive you MUST show up at the Commissioners Court, Room 241 of the Dancy Building at 8:30 AM Tuesday August 20 to sign up for Public Comment.  The meeting begins at 9:00 AM.