Commissioner Precinct 4· 2023-2027
Joe Don Dockery
Burnet County
About
Joe Don Dockery's platform focuses on regional infrastructure development and transportation planning, evidenced by his active leadership on the Wirtz Dam Bridge project and his appointment as a representative to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO). His priorities center on managing county growth and improving connectivity within Burnet County.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructureJoe Don Dockery has taken a leadership role in advancing the Wirtz Dam Bridge project to address regional transportation needs.Related votes
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 24
- Total speaking time
- 1:16:20
- Avg per meeting
- 3:11
- Segments
- 1755
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
FY27 Property Tax Rate Adoption
Median homestead property taxes will increase from $1,297.80 to $1,360.60 annually.
disaster recovery funding
This $4.4 million injection provides a direct financial lifeline to homeowners who have been stuck with damaged, unlivable properties.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Dockery personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-28
to approve a-b with the clarification of b is for the entire county.
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-28
Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health Grant
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-28
to approve a-b
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-28
to approve a-c
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-27
Appointment of Election Judges
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-20
Motion is made by Commissioner Precinct 4 Joe Don Dockery, Seconded by Commissioner Precinct 3 Chad Collier to adjourn at 3:50 p.m.
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
approve a-b
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Windermere Oaks Replat
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Modification of Commissioners Court Meetings
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
adjourn at 10:55 a.m.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Solomon Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
FY26 Third Quarter Cash Fund Audit
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-14
Budget Workshop Dates
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Adopt Courthouse Preservation Resolution
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-23
Approve May 2026 Treasurer's Monthly Report
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-09
accept the Kosar-Contracts LLC Bid in the amount of $325,000.00
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-09
Release of Maintenance Bond for Big Creek Ranch
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-09
approve ARTS Encounter at Museo Benini in an amount not to exceed $3,500.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-09
Authorization of Payment of Claims
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-09
Appraisal of Real Property
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (111)
Recorded while Dockery was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adopt FY27 Burnet County Budget Policy
Adopt 2026 Ad Valorem Tax Rates to Fund FY27 Budget
Approve Budget Inter-Departmental Line-Item Transfers
Inter-departmental Budget Line-Item Transfers
Ratification of FY27 Budget Adoption
Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding budget inter departmental line-item transfers: (a) Constable Precinct 1 transferring $2,000 from Professional Services, fund 100-5510-4010, and $1,000 from Uniforms, fund…
Ratify Unbudgeted IT Invoice
Approve Interdepartmental Budget Transfers
Adopt FY27 Budget Adjustments and Final Budget
Sheriff's Office Budget Transfers for Motorola Cloud Migration
Budget Interdepartmental Line-Item Transfers
Approve Budget Policy Suspension and Transfers for Motorola Cloud Migration
Approve Interdepartmental Budget Line-Item Transfers
Set Public Hearing Dates for FY27 Tax Rate and Budget
Modify County Budget Fleet Policy
FY26 Budget Amendments for Emergency Command Trailer
Budget Inter-Departmental Line-Item Transfers
Approve FY26 Jail Commissary Budget Amendments
Set FY27 Budget Public Hearing Date
Budget Interdepartmental Line Item Transfers
Voting record (36)(Budget)
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