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N • Action ItemsGuadalupe County (Guadalupe County)

Budget Amendment #26-27

Presented in: Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on 2026-01-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Budget Amendment #26-27”
KK
Kyle Kutscher
County Judge
YES
DE
Drew Engelke
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SG
Stephen Germann
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
J"
Jacqueline "Jackie" Ott
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MC
Michael Carpenter
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

N. Budget Amendment #26-27: To transfer funds out of the General Fund MIS computer software budget to the Road & Bridge for two Bad Elf GPS units and software package originally budgeted for one unit out of the MIS budget ($5,100); and to transfer remaining funds budgeted in the General Fund MIS PC contract maintenance/license for the annual ESRI/GIS Software to Road & Bridge personnel and operations for future GIS equipment and part-time cost ($16,142).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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).