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6 • TAX_POLICYHardin County (Hardin County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Hardin County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-02-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (24 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
CI
Chris Ingram
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KD
Kenny Davenport
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BH
Ben Hawthorne
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
R"
Robert "Trey" Brothers
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MA
Mark Ames
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CJ
Cory Jeffcoat
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DS
Danny Sullins
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
MM
Melissa Minton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
CB
Catherine Brown
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6 (Precinct 6)
YES
RJ
Ross Jordan
Constable, Precinct 6 (Precinct 6)
YES
DM
Deborah McWilliams
County Treasurer
YES
CB
Charles Brewer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RL
Rod L. Ousley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
WM
Wayne McDaniel
County Judge
YES
CK
Chris Kirkendall
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
EK
Ernie Koch
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CB
Connie Becton
County Clerk
YES
DH
Dana Hogg
District Clerk
YES
LC
L.W. Cooper, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AY
Amanda Young
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MD
Mark Davis
County Sheriff
YES
SS
Steve Smith
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MM
Matthew Minick
County Attorney
YES
RW
Rebecca Walton
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: 9.2/10). 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.