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7 • RESOLUTIONSmith County (Smith County)

Resolution Approving New Administrative Staffing Positions & Compensation Schedule Expansion

Presented in: Smith County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2025-06-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (21 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider resolutions, personnel authorizations, and county departmental policies”
WA
Wayne Allen
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JB
Jim Blackmon
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JJ
Josh Joplin
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
WH
Wesley Hicks
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
DC
Derrick Choice
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AD
Andy Dunklin
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JM
James Meredith
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CW
Curtis Wulf
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DB
Danny Brown
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
NF
Neal Franklin
County Judge
YES
JM
John Moore
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RC
Ralph Caraway Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
KP
Karen Phillips
County Clerk
YES
GB
Gaye Boynton
District Clerk
YES
CD
Christina Drewry
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JS
J. Scott Herod
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LR
Larry R. Smith
County Sheriff
YES
GB
Gary Barber
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JP
Jacob Putman
County Attorney
YES
JP
Jacob Putman
District Attorney
YES
AR
Atonia Rawlings
County Treasurer
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Commissioners Court public docket item 7 on 2025-06-10

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).