Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the Sheriffs Office Lapse Salary and Benefits: (a) Suspend Burnet County Budget Policy to transfer up to $712,300.32 from the following funds: (i) lnvestigators/Sgts., fund100-5600-1056; (ii) Deputies/CO's-Shift, fund 100-5600-1058; (iii) Dispatchers, fund 100-5600-1060; (iv) Group Insurance, fund 100-5600-2020; (b) Approve inter line item t

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Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the Sheriffs Office Lapse Salary and Benefits: (a) Suspend Burnet County Budget Policy to transfer up to $712,300.32 from the following funds: (i) lnvestigators/Sgts., fund100-5600-1056; (ii) Deputies/CO's-Shift, fund 100-5600-1058; (iii) Dispatchers, fund 100-5600-1060; (iv) Group Insurance, fund 100-5600-2020; (b) Approve inter line item transfer of $61,000 from lnvestigators/Sgts, fund100-5600-1056, $326,300.32 from Deputies/CO's-Shift, fund 100-5600-1058, $175,000 from Dispatchers, fund 100-5600-1060, and $150,000 from Group insurance, fund 100-5600-2020, a total of $712,300.32 to Mach/Equip (Capitalized) 100-5600-5760 to cover the purchase of Motorola Radios. (Wilson)

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.2/10). 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.