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6 • TAX_POLICYCollingsworth County (Collingsworth County)

Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead

Presented in: Collingsworth County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-10-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (13 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
GH
Gina Harris
County Treasurer
YES
JC
James C. Waller
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RW
Ronnie Ward
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SM
Scot Martindale
County Judge
YES
JE
James Ellis
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RJ
Richard Johnson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JJ
Jackie Johnson
County Clerk
YES
KM
Keith Martin
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JS
Joel Sherwood
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
AK
Alan K. "Kent" Riley
County Sheriff
YES
SS
Sharon Sherwood
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
KD
Keith Davis
County Attorney
YES
LM
Luke M. Inman
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2026-10-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.