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20 • GeneralBurnet County (Burnet County)

Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding budget interdepartmental line-item transfers: (a) Herman Brown Free Library transferring $12,000 from Part Time, fund 200-6500-1070, to Clerk/ Support Staff, fund 200-6500-1040 to cover the new full-time position; (b) Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 transferring $28,000 from Part Time, fund 100-4510-1070, to Clerk, fund 100-4510-1040, to cov

Presented in: Burnet County Commissioners Court - July 14, 2026 on 2026-07-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding budget interdepartmental line-item transfers: (a) Herman Brown Free Library transferring $12,000 from Part Time, fund 200-6500-1070, to Clerk/ Support Staff, fund 200-6500-1040 to cover the new full-time position; (b) Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 transferring $28,000 from Part Time, fund 100-4510-1070, to Clerk, fund 100-4510-1040, to cov”
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 regarding budget interdepartmental line-item transfers: (a) Herman Brown Free Library transferring $12,000 from Part Time, fund 200-6500-1070, to Clerk/ Support Staff, fund 200-6500-1040 to cover the new full-time position; (b) Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 transferring $28,000 from Part Time, fund 100-4510-1070, to Clerk, fund 100-4510-1040, to cover the new full-time position; (c) County Court at Law transferring $500 from Telephone/ Cell/ Mobile, fund 100-4250-4200, to Operating Supplies, fund 100-4250-3300 for office chairs and desks; (d) Sheriff's Office transferring$14,712.03 from Mach/ Equip (Inventoried), fund 100-5600-5750, to Mach/ Equip (Capitalized), fund 100-5600-5760 for a communication system for on scene emergency communications situations. (Wilson)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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