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Tarrant County commissioner candidate Michael Barber tells Everman council he will be a constant presence if elected
Summary
Michael Barber, Republican nominee for Tarrant County commissioner Precinct 1, told the Everman City Council he has attended local meetings for years and pledged to place county staff at city meetings if elected, and he vowed to oppose policies he described as making the county a 'sanctuary county.'
Michael Barber, the Republican nominee for Tarrant County commissioner in Precinct 1, addressed the Everman City Council during the public-comment period on Oct. 8, saying he has spent years attending local government meetings and promising to be a more active county representative if elected.
Barber told the council he has attended meetings in multiple cities across Tarrant County for about five years and said that, if he wins the Nov. 5 election, he intends "to have a staff person at every one of your city council meetings to listen, to be a resource, to be a part of the conversation from start to end, to be a good partner with Everman." He identified himself as a lifelong resident of the precinct and a retired Fort Worth Police Department officer.
Barber laid out several policy positions during his remarks. "I will fight every attempt to turn Tarrant County into a sanctuary county," he said, and added, "I will fight every attempt to defund our police, to decarcerate, and to decriminalize." He urged residents to vote on Nov. 5 and said he looked forward to working with the city starting Jan. 1 if elected.
The council offered no public deliberation on the comments; Barber's remarks were part of the meeting's public-comment agenda and did not require council action. The meeting proceeded to a scheduled public hearing and other agenda items after Barber concluded.
