Hill County Veterans Service Officer (Brad Orban)

The office. The county's Veterans Services page carries no content, so the office's details come from elsewhere: the Commissioners Court's minutes name the officer, Brad Orban (Bradley S. Orban on the payroll), and TexVet's county list gives (254) 582-4074 and [email protected]. Call ahead for the address and hours. The office files VA and State claims as every Texas county officer does under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). How the county funds it. The office is General Fund department 100-5302, "Veterans Service Officer". The FY2027 adopted budget (dated August 31, 2026) sets it at $91,443, up from $84,462 adopted for FY2026, with the department head's salary at $46,074 plus longevity, $22,636 for health insurance, $3,000 for fuel and $1,500 for training and mileage; FY2024's $101,746 included $36,967 of capital outlay. The revenue budget carries "Jury Donations-Veterans" at $2,520: the Jury Selection Plan the Court approved on January 27, 2026 lets each juror direct the day's reimbursement to the Hill County Veteran's Service Office, one of four approved recipients under Government Code 61.003. The year's equipment. The Court gave the officer a county cell phone on May 12, 2026 (his brief: the office "has historically relied on a personal cell phone for official communication," and HIPAA and public information training called for a dedicated one), reimbursed $180 of lodging for official travel on June 9, and put a Tidal Wave subscription for the officer's vehicle ($219.67 a year) on its October 13 agenda (see the board entry).