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7 • RESOLUTIONCooke County (Cooke County)

Resolution Approving New Administrative Staffing Positions & Compensation Schedule Expansion

Presented in: Cooke County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-03-24
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider resolutions, personnel authorizations, and county departmental policies”
SW
Susan Wells
County Treasurer
YES
JH
Jody Henry
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CJ
Carroll Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MW
Mark Westbrook
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CO
Chuck Owen
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JO
John O. Roane
County Judge
YES
JS
Jason Snuggs
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MP
Matt P. Sicking
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
PH
Pam Harrison
County Clerk
YES
MA
Marci A. Gilbert
District Clerk
YES
GH
Gary Hollowell
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AA
Adam Arendt
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RS
Ray Sappington
County Sheriff
YES
BA
Brandy Ann Carr
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
EJ
Edmund J. Zielinski
County Attorney
YES
JW
John Warren
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Commissioners Court public docket item 7 on 2026-03-24

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).