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Commissioners debate limits on outgoing officials' authority to buy, sell or trade equipment; workshop planned
Summary
After disputes over equipment sales by outgoing precinct officers, the court discussed amending the county's lane-conduct policy to restrict sales, trades and major purchases by incumbents who are not renominated or reelected; commissioners requested sample language and agreed to a workshop.
The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court discussed proposed changes to its "lane conduct" policy intended to limit actions by incumbents who are not renominated or reelected (so-called "lame duck" officeholders), particularly relating to major equipment purchases, sales or trades. Commissioners described recent situations in which equipment purchased or later sold by outgoing precinct officers left successors…
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