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5 • INFRASTRUCTURESmith County (Smith County)
Resolution Releasing Unused Public Utility Easements & Returning Right-of-Way to Private Landowners
Presented in: Smith County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2024-09-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve road and bridge department: interlocal agreements, infrastructure bids, and maintenance”
RC
Ralph Caraway Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
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
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
District Attorney
YES
AR
Atonia Rawlings
County Treasurer
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2024-09-10
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.