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Resident criticizes Collin County judge's tax policy and warns of service cuts
Summary
Joshua Murray told commissioners the county judge has favored a 'no new revenue' tax rate, which Murray said produced underfunding of county services and accused the judge of supporting 'defunding the police.' These were accusations offered in public comment and were not adjudicated at the meeting.
Joshua Murray (speaker 4) used his public comment time to criticize the county's fiscal choices and to single out County Judge Chris Hill by name, asserting that Hill has "steered policy within Collin County" for over a decade and "is the reason that the sheriff does not have adequate resources." Murray said a strategy of setting the tax rate at the no-new-revenue level had the effect of lowering revenue while costs rose, and that when the county later needed additional revenue it became necessary to raise taxes.
Murray framed the criticism as a budget and policy dispute, urging commissioners to consider multi-year needs rather than short-term tax reductions. The transcript records the statements as the speaker's opinion and does not include a direct response from the judge or a formal finding by the court.
