The job of the county commissioner calls for hands-on service delivery as well as policy-making budget decisions.
Four commissioners, each elected from a quarter of the county's population, serve along with the county judge on the commissioners court. In addition to assuring that county roads are maintained, commissioners vote with the county judge to set the budget for all county departments and adopt a tax rate.
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; and
* Has exclusive authority to authorize contracts in the name of the county
Commissioner Deller was elected to office in November, 2002 and elected to his second term in November of 2006.
During his first term Commissioner Deller was the Kaufman County Representative for the New Jail Construction. One of his first projects was to expand the Kemp Annex to include payment of taxes and auto registration for the first time in Precinct 4. He worked towards receiving two grants totaling $175,000 toward construction of an ECO-Station in Precinct 4. This project has taken two years and the grand opening was held July 17, 2007. He served on the County Audit Committee.
Commissioner Deller currently serves on the following County Committees; Board of Directors of the Kaufman County Senior Citizens; Advisor to the Sheriff’s Department Training Academy; Member of the Sheriff’s Department Promotion Board.
Since his election to office his goals have been; 1) work for the citizens of his precinct when they have a problem; 2) make sure that law enforcement has the tools to do its job to the best of their ability; 3) to improve the roads in precinct 4. So far he has been able to accomplish his goals with the help of a dedicated and hardworking group of employees.
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