Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the Sheriffs Office Payroll, Overtime and Certificate Pay to cover payroll for the remainder of FY26: (a) Suspend Burnet County Budget Policy to transfer up to $78,300 from the following funds: (i) Clerk/Support Staff, fund 100-5600-1040; (ii) Corporals, fund 100-5600-1057; (iii) Deputies/CO's-Nonshift, fund 100-5600-1059; (iv) Elected Offic

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Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the Sheriffs Office Payroll, Overtime and Certificate Pay to cover payroll for the remainder of FY26: (a) Suspend Burnet County Budget Policy to transfer up to $78,300 from the following funds: (i) Clerk/Support Staff, fund 100-5600-1040; (ii) Corporals, fund 100-5600-1057; (iii) Deputies/CO's-Nonshift, fund 100-5600-1059; (iv) Elected Official, fund 100-5600-1010; (v) Deputies/CO's-Nonshift, fund 504-5602-1059; (b) Approve inter line item transfer of $30,000 from Clerk/Support Staff, fund 100-5600-1040 and $35,000 from Corporals, fund 100-5600-1057, a total of $65,000, to Command Staff 100-5600-1055; (c) Approve inter line transfer of $10,300 from Deputies/CO's-Nonshift, fund 100-5600-1059, to Overtime Deputies, fund 100-5600-1990; (d) Approve inter line item transfer of $1000 from Elected Official, fund 100-5600-1010, to Certificate, fund 100-5600-1105; (e) Approve inter line item transfer of $2000 from Deputies/CO's-Nonshift, fund 504-5602-1059, to Certificate, fund 504-5602-1105. (Wilson)

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.