Conroe, May 10 – The Citizens Budget Committee, composed of eleven grassroots conservative citizens who have invested enormous time into studying the Montgomery County government budget, presented a Salary Survey to the Montgomery County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, during the regular meeting. The Salary Survey is a 7-page report the entirety of […]
Image: Montgomery County’s new Budget Office bureaucrat Amanda Carter shares the same plans as County Judge Craig Doyal and County Auditor Phyllis Martin to burn tax dollars as quickly as possible. Carter has continued the same anti-citizen gamesmanship the community witnessed during the 2017 budget process. Conroe, April 9 – Montgomery County’s new Budget Office […]
Conroe, April 8 – Two major items are NOT on the April 10 agenda for the Montgomery County Commissioners Court meeting. One of the items should be there. It’s good that the other item is not there. Should be on the agenda: budget amendment to reduce County Auditor’s Office Budget Both on September 5, 2017, […]
Image: The citizens of Montgomery County face terrible perils as the lame duck County Judge Craig Doyal makes major decisions that could greatly harm taxpayers for many years to come. Conroe, March 16 – As lame duck Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal sends the County Commissioners Court into the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget process, the […]
Montgomery County, March 4 – As Montgomery County voters go to the polls on March 6 to elect their next County government leaders, no issue represents the reform needed in the County government more than the salaries of the Montgomery County Judge and the four County Commissioners. That issue sets the candidates starkly apart. Mark […]
Conroe, February 11 – The Montgomery County Judge and County Commissioners make exorbitant salaries. They’re abusive. The following is a chart of those salaries in comparison to the 15 largest counties in Texas. The following chart is from Zippia, Inc., an employment placement company which also provides salaries and benefits analyses to its clients. So […]
Conroe, February 4 – In response to a citizen question about the massive salaries of the Montgomery County Judge and Commissioners Court in comparison to other counties in Texas and in relation to common sense, Precinct 2 County Commissioner candidate Brian Dawson answered, “I don’t think salaries have a dramatic effect on taxpayers.” Dawson focused […]
Image: Candidates for Montgomery County Judge in the March 6, 2018, Republican Primary Election are incumbent County Judge Craig Doyal and challenger State Representative Mark Keough. Conroe, January 21 – The salary issue remains the threshold reform issue for the Montgomery County Judge and County Commissioner candidates in the March 6, 2018, Republican Primary Election. […]
New Caney, January 19 – During the past two work weeks, Precinct 4 JP James Metts has only shown up in court once time for 83 minutes, according to court personnel who spoke with The Golden Hammer on the condition of anonymity. Metts only keeps his County office open four days per week, Mondays through Thursdays. […]
Conroe, November 26 – Montgomery County Commissioners Court salaries are far too high, as a result of the Commissioners Court ignoring the outside world and giving themselves enormous salary increases seven out of the last ten years. The salary increases amount of raises of 72.17% for the County Judge since 2008 and 76.80% for the […]