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6 • TAX_POLICYMenard County (Menard County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Menard County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-03-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
TR
Tami Russell
County Treasurer
YES
SL
Stacy Lawler
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LR
Lee R. Callan
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BC
Brandon Corbin
County Judge
YES
JC
Jay Cunningham
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
TW
Tyler Wright
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CE
Christy Eggleston
County Clerk
YES
CE
Christy Eggleston
District Clerk
YES
FD
Frank Davis
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
EK
Ed Keith
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BH
Burl Hagler
County Sheriff
YES
TP
Tim Powell
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
LW
Luke W. Davis
County Attorney
YES
TS
Tonya Spaeth Ahlschwede
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2026-03-10
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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.