Urgent - Monday, Dec 27th County Commissioner's Meeting

Hello Friends,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful time during the Christmas holidays. The wife and I have all of our kids at home and are enjoying their visit.

I know Christmas time is not the best time to talk about the political world but this issue affects us all and since the Democrats tend to wait until the most inappropriate time to work the system, I felt I needed to get this out now. I promise this won’t take too long. I wanted to send everyone a short note to talk to you about the last 2010 Lame-Duck County Commissioner’s Meeting at 10:00 am on Monday December 27, 2010.

As many of you will remember, there was a great deal of irritation when Danica Lara did not take her name off the ballot for County Treasurer after being moved to the County Auditor position. She claimed she was unsure of what she was going to do and if she was even going to be re-appointed to the Auditor’s position. I think we all knew the answer to that question, now we’ll find out the truth.

According to the local media, Monday we will have this question answered as the Commissioner’s Court will accept Ms. Lara’s appointment to County Auditor and her resignation as Treasurer-Elect. The Commissioner’s Court will then have to appoint Lara’s replacement which appears to be Linda Acosta who was originally appointed to serve out the remainder of Ms. Lara’s original term.

I have received many phone calls, emails and texts about this in the last few days. I spoke with the Texas Secretary of State’s office and their attorney’s assured me that any appointment made by the Commissioner’s Court will only be good through the 2012 election. Whoever is appointed to the position of County Treasurer will have to run for the remainder of the four year term in 2012. And then they will have to run for re-election for a full four year term in 2014.

I am sending this email to let everyone know that we are monitoring this situation, but we need your help. Please spread the word to like-minded people so we can expose this bit of “good old boy” political mischievousness that is taking place in your County Commissioner’s Court. I ask everyone to take the time to contact your County Commissioner via the email or phone numbers listed below. Please call and send them the message that this sort of ethically-challenged politics is not needed, nor is it wanted here in Milam County.

The Commissioner can vote to do what is right and appoint Julie Biar who finished second in the balloting, or they continue to follow the path of good old boy politics. At the very least, this Lame-Duck Commissioner’s Court should leave the status quo, allowing Ms. Acosta to remain in office as interim County Treasurer until the next County Commissioner’s meeting when the new Court is in place. This would allow the new Commissioner’s Court to determine what the best course of action is and make an informed decision.

Please take a few seconds to let your County Commissioner know where you stand on this issue and that the days of one-party Democrat rule in Milam County are over. We must now let our voices be heard on this issue. I will include contact information for the Milam County Commissioners below.

Thanks to everyone for all their help and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.
Bill

Bill Whitmire
Chairman,
Republican Party of Milam County
www.milamgop.org
254-482-0354

NOTE: This is the official contact information for these representatives. Please keep in mind all of them are listed in the phone book or on the internet. I will not provide their home numbers, but you can find them relatively easy.

Commissioner Precinct #1
George Tomek
Office: 254-593-3171
mcpct1@vvm.com

Commissioner Precinct #2
Kenneth Hollas
Office: 254-697-7054
No Email given

Commissioner Precinct #3
Dale Jaecks
Office: 512-446-0001 or 512-446-2613
dale@rockdaleins.com

Commissioner Precinct #4
Burke Bauerschlag (out-going)
Office: 512-898-2115
burkeb@asapchoice.com

NOTE: Jeff Muegge will be replacing Mr.Bauerschlag January 1st.

A Month After the Election.

We are now a month past the November election and I think I have finally caught my breath. I imagine most of the folks on my email list are quite happy to have a small break from the emails that became a daily occurrence. Enjoy the respite as there will be plenty more starting next year as we gear up for the 2012 primary elections, but that’s not for a while.

I wanted to thank all the candidates for their hard work and dedication. Whether they won on Election Day or not, they should all be proud as they worked extremely hard and made a real difference in the political framework of Milam County.

Running for office is an incredibly time-consuming endeavor and at times can be quite upsetting when attacked by an opponent. I am extremely proud of our candidates as they stayed the course and ran positive campaigns addressing the issues and their solutions to those issues while not giving in to the Democrats negative attacks. Thanks to them for being the example of leadership.

I also wanted to thank the Leadership of the Republican Party, the Milam County Tea Party Conservatives, and to the Republican Women of Milam County for their help, time, fundraising, and organizing. Without all these folks this election would not have had the positive results that it did.

Thanks also go out to those folks who hosted events, block walked, donated time or money, and generally “Got Out The Vote.” While the candidates were the ones who benefited from all this hard work, it is important to remember that their election was a team effort and will benefit us all in the end.

To get a start on the 2012 election, the Republican women of Milam County will be hosting their Reagan Day Dinner and Fundraiser February 10th, 2011. This will be held at the Cameron VFW starting at 6:00 pm. We will eat at 7:00 pm and our Special Guest Speaker will be Texas State Land Commissioner and Chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board, Jerry Patterson.

If you have never heard Commissioner Patterson speak then you need to come out and experience it. He is definitely one of the most dynamic people in the Republican Party of Texas and in state government. Mark your calendars now for this event as it will definitely be a special night for us all.

See Ya Later,
Bill

www.milamgop.org