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6 • TAX_POLICYSterling County (Sterling County)
Order Adopting No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate & Capping Ad Valorem Levy
Presented in: Sterling County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-10-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (12 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
RM
Rhea McGinnis
County Treasurer
YES
SD
Stacy Dyer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BC
Belinda Counts
County Judge
YES
EM
Edward Michulka, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RS
Reed Stewart
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JM
Jerri McCutchen
District Clerk
YES
RC
Ross Copeland
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TW
Tommy Wright, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RL
Russell L. Irby
County Sheriff
YES
EC
Ellen Clark
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
LA
Lilli A. Hensley
County Attorney
YES
AP
Allison Palmer
District Attorney
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: 8.4/10). 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.