Dallas County Sheriff’s Office – Request to Discontinue Auto Allowances for Positions #7758 and #1449

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2025-1397 Dallas County Sheriff’s Office – Request to Discontinue Auto Allowances for Positions #7758 and #1449 On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 2, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: General Fund Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve the discontinuation of the auto allowance for Positions #7758 and #1449 and permit the Sheriff’s Office to assign County vehicles due to the required on-call response. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office will incur the fuel and maintenance costs associated with a County-owned vehicle. Done in open Court December 2, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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).