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a • Regular AgendaBell County (Bell County)
Consider and approve nominations for the Bell County Museum Board of Trustees
Presented in: Bell County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting - September 01, 2026 on 2026-09-01
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 1)
“Motion to approve Item #a: Consider and approve nominations for the Bell County Museum Board of Trustees”
DB
David Blackburn
County Judge (County-Wide)
YES
RS
Russell Schneider
County Commissioner (Precinct 1)
NO
BW
Bobby Whitson
County Commissioner (Precinct 2)
YES
LM
Louie Minor
County Commissioner (Precinct 4)
YES
LM
Louie Minor
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DB
David Blackburn
County Judge
YES
BW
Bobby Whitson
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
GR
Greg Reynolds
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RS
Russell Schneider
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider and approve nominations for the Bell County Museum Board of Trustees. Board terms begin October 1, 2026. Nominees include Cyd Shine West and Danny Dunn, to begin their first three-year terms, and Melissa Bohannon, David Chrisman, Kathy Denton, and Helen Pickle to begin their second three-year terms.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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).