A Texas Democrat who has been arrested three times while in office is seeking a six-figure salary raise.
Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt has requested $250,000 ‘or more’ according to a formal salary grievance filed with the county and seen by the Houston Chronicle.
The increase, if approved, would be equivalent to a 79 percent raise on her current salary of just over $139,500.
It was filed as part of an annual process that lets elected members ask a committee for a raise, her request will be considered today.
According to the grievance, seen by the outlet, Wyatt said she was asking for ‘an amount that fairly and appropriately reflects the statutory responsibilities, fiduciary obligations, scope of authority, workload, and level of accountability associated with the office of Harris County Treasurer.’
The request comes after her office was stripped of some of its financial oversight powers in an ongoing effort to abolish her position entirely, the outlet reported.
Wyatt made the request while a drink driving case against her works its way though the legal system.
Police in Galveston said that they approached a car flagged by a concerned onlooker during a patrol in May, only to find the female driver, Wyatt, ‘to be asleep.’