Commissioner Precinct 4

Duties

Among other responsibilities, the Commissioners Court:

• 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

Cities

Precinct 4 represents the cities of:

• Argyle
• Bartonville
• Copper Canyon
• Corral City
• Denton
• Dish
• Double Oak
• Flower Mound
• Fort Worth
• Haslet
• Justin
• Krum
• New Fairview
• Northlake
• Ponder
• Roanoke
• Southlake
• Trophy Club
• Westlake