Commissioners Court agrees to remove benefits for constable post

County Judge Randy Hoyer, at left, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jamie Smart during Monday’s meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
County Judge Randy Hoyer, at left, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Jamie Smart during Monday’s meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

After listening to advice from the county’s sole constable, the Lampasas County Commissioners Court agreed on Monday to remove taxpayer- funded benefits for the position.

Bob Montgomery is the sole constable, after the resignation last month of Precinct 2&3 Constable Misty Maldonado. In Lampasas County, constables are a parttime post that primarily serve papers and work as the bailiff for the J…