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6.A • APPROVAL OF OPTIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX FEESPotter County (Potter County)
APPROVAL OF OPTIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX FEES: To consider and act upon setting the optional fee amounts for motor vehicle transactions in Potter County for calendar year 2027. This includes the Road and Bridge fee and the Child Safety fee. Both fees currently combine for $11.50 per transaction. [Warren] Form for 2027 Fee Change.pdf Letter to Judges for 2027 Fee Change.pdf
Presented in: Potter County Commissioners Court - August 10, 2026 on 2026-08-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“APPROVAL OF OPTIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX FEES: To consider and act upon setting the optional fee amounts for motor vehicle transactions in Potter County for calendar year 2027. This includes the Road and Bridge fee and the Child Safety fee. Both fees currently combine for $11.50 per transaction. [Warren] Form for 2027 Fee Change.pdf Letter to Judges for 2027 Fee Change.pdf”
NT
Nancy Tanner
County Judge
YES
BS
Blair Schaffer
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
WC
Warren Coble, Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
HK
H.R. Kelly
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JC
John Coffee
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
APPROVAL OF OPTIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX FEES: To consider and act upon setting the optional fee amounts for motor vehicle transactions in Potter County for calendar year 2027. This includes the Road and Bridge fee and the Child Safety fee. Both fees currently combine for $11.50 per transaction. [Warren] Form for 2027 Fee Change.pdf Letter to Judges for 2027 Fee Change.pdf
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.