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7 • RESOLUTIONChildress County (Childress County)

Resolution Adopting Open-Checkbook Financial Transparency & Independent Audit Controls

Presented in: Childress County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-08-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider resolutions, personnel authorizations, and county departmental policies”
BO
Brenda Overstreet
County Treasurer
YES
MK
Melissa K. Harper
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SM
Shade Miller
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KR
Kimberly R. Jones
County Judge
YES
MR
Mark Ross
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
R"
Richard "Rick" Elliott
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TH
Tiffany Howard
County Clerk
YES
TH
Tiffany Howard
District Clerk
YES
JH
Jeremy Hill
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KH
Kevin Hackler
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MB
Matthew Bradley
County Sheriff
YES
KD
Kathy Dobbs
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
GB
Greg Buckley
County Attorney
YES
LM
Luke M. Inman
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Commissioners Court public docket item 7 on 2026-08-11

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.