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7 • PERSONNELPolk County (Polk County)
Order Implementing Administrative Hiring Freeze & Consolidating Duplicative Contracts
Presented in: Polk County Commissioners Court - April 14, 2026 on 2026-04-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider departmental personnel schedules, deputy appointments, and compensation classifications”
TW
Terri Williams
County Treasurer
YES
TM
Terri Mayer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SR
Sarah Rasberry
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RJ
Robert Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JR
Jamie Richardson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SH
Scott Hughes
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
WR
William R. "Bill" Cunningham
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
KB
Kevin Burman
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DE
Darwon Evans
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SB
Sydney Brown Murphy
County Judge
YES
MD
Mark DuBose
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JC
Jerry Cassity
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SH
Schelana Hock
County Clerk
YES
MG
Monica Goodson
District Clerk
YES
GR
Guylene Robertson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MP
Milton Purvis
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BL
Byron Lyons
County Sheriff
YES
TW
Tatum White
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Roll-call action restraining local government cost, regulatory scope, or property-rights burden.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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.