Issues
The Victoria County Commissioners Court is charged with many duties that go either unappreciated, unnoticed or unchecked by the public. I’d like to increase the visibility of these actions by opening a dialogue between the Court and the citizens, which will maximize service coverage and cost efficiency.
County Commissioner Duties:
- Sets the yearly property tax rate and approves the budget and employment level for the county
- Sets commissioners and justice of the peace precinct boundaries
- Calls, conducts and certifies elections, including bond elections
- Sets employment and benefit policy
- Establishes long-range thoroughfare, open space, land use, financial and law enforcement/jail needs plans
- Acquires property for rights-of-way or other uses determined to be in the public’s best interest
- Reviews and approve subdivision platting and wastewater treatment for rural areas
- Provides rural ambulance services and subsidizes rural fire protection
- Oversees the construction, maintenance and improvement of county roads and bridges
- Appoints non-elected department heads and standing committees
- Supervises and controls the county courthouse, county buildings and facilities
- Adopts a county budget
- Determines county tax rates
- Fills vacancies in elective and appointive positions
- Has exclusive authority to authorize contracts in the name of the county
(Source: VictoriaCountyTX.org)