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6 • TAX_POLICYFranklin County (Franklin County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Franklin County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
PT
Paris Tillery
County Treasurer
YES
RZ
Robert Zinn
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BC
Brantin Carr
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SL
Scott Lee
County Judge
YES
TG
Toby Godfrey
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SS
Scott Smith
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
BB
Brook Bussell
County Clerk
YES
EJ
Ellen Jaggers
District Clerk
YES
SC
Sandy Cash
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SN
Scott Newsome
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RJ
Ricky Jones
County Sheriff
YES
MC
Melissa Clawson
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
LR
Landon Ramsay
County Attorney
YES
WR
Will Ramsay
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2026-05-12
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.