Commissioner, Precinct 4· 2019-2027
Jim Buck
Erath County, TX
No biography on file yet.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 13:56
- Avg per meeting
- 3:29
- Segments
- 224
Want every word Buck has said?
The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Buck said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.
Top issues during term (13)(Public Safety)
Burn Ban
Reduces potential emergency response and firefighting expenditures.
Sheriff's Office Withdrawal from ICE 287(g) Agreement
Saves the county potential future costs for jail facility upgrades and specialized staff training.
Commissioner Precinct 4 Vacancy Process
None.
Youth Outreach and Drug Education (Pizza with Patrol)
Approximately $2,000 to $2,400 to fund program materials and meals across participating schools.
Volunteer Fire Department Interlocal Agreement
Allocates budgeted county funds to support volunteer fire department operations.
Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Truck Acquisition
Requires capital expenditure of approximately three-quarters of a million dollars with a multi-year build time.
Records Management Transition
May necessitate additional staff support or centralized handling to manage legal compliance costs.
Optional Registration Fees and Support for Cross Timbers Family Services
Generates approximately $45,000 annually through a $1 per vehicle registration fee allocated to family violence and sexual assault prevention services.
Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Grant Application
No upfront cost to the county unless grant is awarded.
Dispatch Staffing and Overtime
Reduces high overtime costs by utilizing shared city dispatchers under a structured contract.
Courthouse Structural Assessment
None determined at this meeting.
police conduct and training
City funds will likely cover the cost of the department-wide training sessions.
Jail Health Services
The cost of the new contract will be paid from the county budget.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Buck 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 5-02026-08-10
implement a burn ban for 90 days with welding restrictions
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-10
pay the bills.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve the replat application filed to revise LOT 748 AND LOT 746R OF MOUNTAIN LAKES, SECTION THREE, AN ADDITION TO ERATH COUNTY TEXAS, replat into LOT 748R, MOUNTAIN LAKES, SECTION THREE. Located in PCT3
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Closed Executive Session in Accordance with the Open Meeting Act, Tex. Govt. Code 551.071 through 551.086, to discuss
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve the final plat for Rafter T Ranch Estates located in PCT3
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Mulching Header Purchase
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Food Supply Agreement
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Pecan Valley Centers Trustee Renewal
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Discussion and action to approve the road for maintenance for Rafter T Ranch Estates located in PCT3
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-10
Law Zone Polygons Update
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Closed Executive Session in Accordance with the Open Meeting Act, Tex. Govt. Code 551.071 through 551.086, to discuss
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Sheriff's Office Out-of-State Training Travel
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-13
Precinct 1 Haul Truck Purchase
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-07-13
pay the bills.
- movedpassed 0-02026-07-13
RFP Authorization for Annual Insurance Services
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 4-02026-06-22
Disapproval of Appraisal District Budget
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 4-02026-06-22
pay the bills
- secondedpassed 4-02026-06-22
approve a service maintenance agreement between Kirbos and the District Court.
- secondedpassed 4-02026-06-22
Tres Cruces RV Park Development Plan
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 4-02026-06-22
approve a service maintenance agreement between Kirbos and the District Clerks Office.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Buck was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.