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7 • Public HearingDenton County (Denton County)

C. Approval of Budget Amendment Request #2026-440 for Road & Bridge to transfer $250,000 from Professional Services, $304,075 from Salary - Assistance, $155,925 from Salary Department Heads, and $199,587 from Surveys, Titles, Taxes, and Testing for a total transfer of $909,587 to Capital Equipment, to allocate funding to replace a non-operable Cold Planer, and any appropriate action.

Presented in: Denton County Commissioners Court (Commissioners Court) on 2026-09-15
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“C. Approval of Budget Amendment Request #2026-440 for Road & Bridge to transfer $250,000 from Professional Services, $304,075 from Salary - Assistance, $155,925 from Salary Department Heads, and $199,587 from Surveys, Titles, Taxes, and Testing for a total transfer of $909,587 to Capital Equipment, to allocate funding to replace a non-operable Cold Planer, and any appropriate action.”
AE
Andy Eads
County Judge
YES
KF
Kevin Falconer
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DE
Dianne Edmondson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RW
Ryan Williams
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BJ
Bobbie J. Mitchell
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
PJ
Paul Johnson
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7.C. Approval of Budget Amendment Request #2026-440 for Road & Bridge to transfer $250,000 from Professional Services, $304,075 from Salary - Assistance, $155,925 from Salary Department Heads, and $199,587 from Surveys, Titles, Taxes, and Testing for a total transfer of $909,587 to Capital Equipment, to allocate funding to replace a non-operable Cold Planer, and any appropriate action.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).