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Resident urges court to present two budget options and accuses some commissioners of politics
Summary
Joshua Murray used public comment to criticize the county budget process and asked the court to adopt an order requiring two proposed budgets be presented: a no-new-revenue option and the proposed rate, so commissioners must vote between them.
Joshua Murray, a member of the public, addressed the Commissioners Court during the public-comment period and criticized what he described as political behavior during prior budget decisions.
Murray said he has attended multiple budget workshops and that some commissioners "support the expenditures of the budget" but then do not support funding them, which he described as political theater. He urged the court to adopt an order requiring the preparation and presentation of two proposed budgets: one with a “no new revenue” tax rate and one showing the commissioners' proposed rate, with the court then voting between the two options. In closing he told the court, "Quit playing politics with people."
The court did not take action on Murray's proposal; Murray's comment was recorded during the public-comment period and commissioners acknowledged the remarks.
