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6 • TAX_POLICYBailey County (Bailey County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Bailey County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-06-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (13 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
SB
Shonda Black
County Treasurer
YES
RB
Rodney Baker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BN
Basil Nash
County Judge
YES
MS
Mike Slayden
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
ES
Eric Sowder
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
IE
Irene Espinoza
County Clerk
YES
LP
Lupita Pineda
District Clerk
YES
GD
Gary Don Gartin
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CC
Carlos Contreras
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RW
Richard Wills
County Sheriff
YES
MG
Maria Gonzales
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MK
Michaela Kee
County Attorney
YES
JC
Jackie Claborn
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2025-06-10
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). 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.