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6 • TAX_POLICYColorado County (Colorado County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Colorado County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-02-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
JG
Joyce Guthmann
County Treasurer
YES
BH
Billy Hefner
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BR
Boe Reeves
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DJ
Donald J. Clark
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SW
Stan Warfield
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RJ
Richard J. LaCourse
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LL
Lonnie L. Hinze
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
IV
Ivan V. Menke
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DS
Darrell Stancik
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TP
Ty Prause
County Judge
YES
RP
Ryan P. Brandt
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DG
Darrell Gertson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
KM
Kimberly Menke
County Clerk
YES
VD
Valerie Dunn Harmon
District Clerk
YES
SO
Shannon Owers
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KN
Keith Neuendorff
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JL
Justin Lindemann
County Sheriff
YES
MZ
Melinda Zajicek
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JJ
Jay Johannes
County Attorney
YES
JJ
Jay Johannes
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2025-02-11

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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.