Bexar County Employees Paying Up to $100 a Month to Park at There Place of Employment-Unless They Have Made It Off of the 2 Year Wait List
In today’s world employers are bending over backwards to retain their employees (if they have them). Higher pay, higher personal, sick and maternity leave, retainment/recruitment bonuses and much more are going into investing the way a business should in its employees. If you are currently working for Bexar County downtown, or will in the future, you may be on a 2 year wait list to attain free parking. We know, it sounds a bit off but it’s true. After speaking to employees currently paying to park one lady stated,
“We are all trying to find ways to save money right now and it makes it hard. We give our all everyday here at work so hopefully they will recognize that.”
– Bexar County Employee
Bexar County employees are paying to park when they come to work each day. 3-5 dollars each time you park. There are a certain amount of downtown parking spaces which do not allot for the number of Bexar County employees who need them. Employees are paying to park while they sit on a 2-year waiting list in hopes someone may retire and a parking space will open up.
A 100.00 dollar monthly parking bill is hurting these employees who definitely should get a stipend of some sort while on the waitlist. This is not the case downtown for Bexar County employees, but that could change.
The Bexar County budget has been an issue for years. Former County Judge Nelson Wolff had to be tight on the budget, as we see here, if his own employees had to pay to come to work.
The Observer reached out to newly elected Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai about the issue of employee parking and if there were plans to resolve the issue.
Judge Sakai told the Observer: “I am meeting with County staff to determine the estimated cost to address the staff parking situation.”
“We will do whatever we can to assist our hard-working employees and make sure they are put in the best position possible to succeed.”
As any newly elected official it takes time to wrap your mind around ‘the office’. A new position requires time to understand its current status and the priority of things that need to be addressed. We will be in contact with Judge Sakai’s office to stay abreast of the issue.
