Citizens of Collin County have seen spending by the Commissioners Court grow at a much faster rate than that of the population growth throughout the county and this has resulted in an ever increasing property tax burden. Saddled with the weight of higher taxes, families have to make tough choices and stretch their dollars unnecessarily. As a candidate for County Commissioner, I get asked what does a Commissioner actually do? I tell them that their most important role is to set the county budget and spend their tax dollars in the most efficient manner. Unfortunately, our current Commissioners Court has lost sight of this responsibility. As your next Commissioner, I will bring my nearly twenty years of technology and management consulting experience to county government so we can get back to the efficient use of taxpayer dollars. Every dollar spent is a dollar out of your pocket, and I will review the county budget with that in mind. We can, and must, make government work better and eliminate waste. With my proposal to form a Citizens Government Efficiency Board to make recommendations on how county government can run more efficiently and freezing overhead spending that has grown exponentially, we can be proud of our Commissioner’s Court.