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6 • TAX_POLICYScurry County (Scurry County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Scurry County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-01-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
MC
Misty Chapman
County Treasurer
YES
JL
Joe Lay
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RW
Ricki Webb
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DR
Dan R. Hicks, Jr.
County Judge
YES
DS
Doug Scott
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JM
Jeff Mitchell
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MA
Melody Appleton
County Clerk
YES
LW
Lana Warr
District Clerk
YES
TD
Terry D. Williams
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SM
Shawn McCowen
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JP
James P. "Trey" Wilson III
County Sheriff
YES
JY
Jana Young
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MW
Michael W. Hartman
County Attorney
YES
BR
Ben R. Smith
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2025-01-14
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.