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7 • GeneralBurnet County (Burnet County)

Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to approve, sign, and execute all necessary documents and actions regarding the following sponso r ships for FY26 from the Hotel/ Motel Tax, fund 140-6640-4500: (a) 2026 Oatmeal Festival, scheduled September 26, 2026, as a Stage Sponsor in an amount not to exceed $1,500; and (b) Music on Main, Downtown Marble Falls - Fall 2026 Series, scheduled Septem

Presented in: Burnet County Commissioners Court - August 06, 2026 on 2026-08-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to approve, sign, and execute all necessary documents and actions regarding the following sponso r ships for FY26 from the Hotel/ Motel Tax, fund 140-6640-4500: (a) 2026 Oatmeal Festival, scheduled September 26, 2026, as a Stage Sponsor in an amount not to exceed $1,500; and (b) Music on Main, Downtown Marble Falls - Fall 2026 Series, scheduled Septem”
BW
Bryan Wilson
County Judge
YES
DB
Damon Beierle
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JD
Joe Don Dockery
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JL
Jim Luther, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CC
Chad Collier
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to approve, sign, and execute all necessary documents and actions regarding the following sponso r ships for FY26 from the Hotel/ Motel Tax, fund 140-6640-4500: (a) 2026 Oatmeal Festival, scheduled September 26, 2026, as a Stage Sponsor in an amount not to exceed $1,500; and (b) Music on Main, Downtown Marble Falls - Fall 2026 Series, scheduled September 4 - November 15, 2026, as a Community Sponsor in an amount not to exceed $500. (Wilson)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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).