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2026-0654 • Court OrderDallas County (Dallas County)

County Treasurer – Request for Temporary Staffing of the County Treasurer’s Office, Payments Coordinator

Presented in: Dallas County Commissioners Court Meeting (June 02, 2026) on 2026-06-02
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Court Order 2026-0654: County Treasurer – Request for Temporary Staffing of the County Treasurer’s Office, Payments Coordinator”
CJ
Clay Jenkins
County Judge
YES
“Passed and adopted”
AS
Andy Sommerman
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
“Motion made to adopt order”
EG
Elba Garcia
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
“Passed and adopted”
TD
Theresa Daniel
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
“Seconded motion to adopt order”
JW
John Wiley Price
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
“Passed and adopted”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2026-0654 County Treasurer – Request for Temporary Staffing of the County Treasurer’s Office, Payments Coordinator On a motion made by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, and seconded by Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: June 2, 2026 FUNDING SOURCE: General Fund (12000) Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve a Payments Coordinator for the County Treasurer, for a period of four months for an estimated amount of $21,400 with the department requesting funds to be transferred from Unallocated Reserves to the department’s budget (100.12000.1050.62225.10000.0000). Done in open Court June 2, 2026 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED:

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.