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6 • TAX_POLICYTrinity County (Trinity County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Trinity County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-10-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
OH
Orrin Hargrave
County Treasurer
YES
LS
Lyle Stubbs
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
KJ
Keith Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RS
Richard Steptoe
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LA
Lawrence Adamick
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MC
Mark Cole
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MJ
Mark Jones
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RO
Reggie Olive
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MW
Mary Wallace
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DR
Danny R. Martin
County Judge
YES
SB
Shasta Bergman
County Clerk
YES
JP
Jillian Phillips-Steptoe
District Clerk
YES
ML
Mike Loftin
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
ST
Steven Truss
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
WW
Woody Wallace
County Sheriff
YES
ND
Nancy Due Shanafelt
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
CH
Colton Hay
County Attorney
YES
BS
Bennie Schiro
District Attorney
YES
TP
Tommy Park
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
NS
Neal Smith
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2026-10-13
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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.