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2025-0542 • Court OrderDallas County (Dallas County)

Dallas County Position #0956 – Exception to Salary Policy - Auditor’s Department

Presented in: Dallas County Commissioners Court Meeting (May 06, 2025) on 2025-05-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Court Order 2025-0542: Dallas County Position #0956 – Exception to Salary Policy - Auditor’s Department”
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

2025-0542 Dallas County Position #0956 – Exception to Salary Policy - Auditor’s Department 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: May 6, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: General Fund Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve a wage adjustment to position #0956 to the midpoint of grade N effective May 6, 2025 Done in open Court May 6, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia ABSTAINED:

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.