THE GRAYSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT SAID NO!!!!

After the hearing at which the Grayson County Commissioner's Court & County Judge said yes to a private jail & no to the citizens of the county who wanted an up & down vote on the issue. I started to fire off an email to all the commissioners & the county judge to vent my disgust at the Court's attitudes of aristocracy that they displayed at the final hearing on Monday, July 13, 2009.

On the county's website I noticed this list of Commissioner's Court & County Judge's duties. A mission statement of sort. Number 7 on the list is of particular interest.

Duties of the County Judge as Chairman of the Commissioners Court

Together, the County Judge and four Commissioners comprise the Commissioners Court. Despite the name, Commissioners Court is not a judicial court but is the general governing body of the county. Among the major duties of the Court are:

1. Set the tax rate and adopt the county budget;

2. Appoint county officials and hire personnel;

3. Fill elective and appointive vacancies;

4. Establish voting precincts, appoint precinct judges and call county bond elections;

5. Let contracts and authorize payment of all county bills;

6. Build and maintain county roads and bridges;

7. Build, maintain and improve county facilities including jails;

8. Provide for indigent care, public welfare and veterans assistance;

9. Manage all county facilities;

10. Provide for the data service and archival needs of the County; and

11. Appoint an Administrator to oversee the operations of those departments reporting to the court.

Now we can add hypocrisy & dereliction of duty, to describe their behavior.