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6 • TAX_POLICYMatagorda County (Matagorda County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Matagorda County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2024-05-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
LG
Loretta Griffin
County Treasurer
YES
JK
Jason K. Sanders
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SS
Suzanne Sullivan
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
AT
Amy Tapia
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MF
Mark Finlay
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DS
Doug Schoppe
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KS
Keith Sullivan
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JA
Jesse Alvarez Jr.
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DM
David Miles
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
BS
Bobby Seiferman
County Judge
YES
ME
Mike Estlinbaum
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
C"
Charles "Bubba" Frick
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SC
Stephanie C. Wurtz
County Clerk
YES
JB
Janice Brooks Hawthorne
District Clerk
YES
E"
Edward "Bubba" Cook
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TS
Troy Shimek
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RD
Rick DeLeon
County Sheriff
YES
BB
Becky B. Cook
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MH
Matthew H. Sloan
County Attorney
YES
SE
Steven E. Reis
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2024-05-14
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.