The Commissioners Court is the overall governing and management body of Williamson County. The Commissioners Court is responsible for all budgetary decisions and setting the tax rate each year. Among the duties of the Commissioners Court is administration of all the business of the County, including the building and maintenance of county roads and bridges.

MAP of the County with the precinct boundaries outlined, showing which cities they serve (click here for more maps).

There are five members of the Commissioners Court. The County Judge presides as the chairman and is elected by all the voters in the county every four years. The four commissioners are elected by the voters within their precinct every four years. The members of the Williamson County Commissioners Court are:

County Judge - Honorable Dan A. Gattis

710 Main Street, Ste. 101
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 943-1550

Precinct 1 - Commissioner Lisa Birkman

1801 E. Old Settlers Boulevard #110
Round Rock, TX 78664
(512) 244-8610

Precinct 2 - Commissioner Cynthia Long

350 Discovery Blvd., Suite 201
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512) 260-4280 

Precinct 3 - Commissioner Valerie Covey

3010 Williams Dr. Ste. 153
Georgetown, TX 78628
(512) 943-3370

Precinct 4 - Commissioner Ron Morrison

350 Exchange Boulevard, Suite 100
Hutto, TX 78634
(512) 846-1190

The Commissioners Court meets every Tuesday morning in the Commissioners Courtroom, 710 Main Street, in Georgetown [map]. The meetings begin at 9:30am. The Commissioners Court agenda is set by the court members each week. The deadline for putting items on the agenda is Thursday, noon. Only the court members may put an item on the agenda. If there is something you want on the agenda you should contact your County Commissioner. Anyone may briefly address the Court as the first item of the agenda. If you are interested in commenting on a specific item on the agenda you will have an opportunity to do so when that item is under discussion. The agenda is posted every Friday afternoon in the display case on the South side entrance to the Williamson County Courthouse, 710 Main Street, in Georgetown.  See the Commissioners Court Agenda and minutes on-line or call the County Judge's office at (512) 943-1550.

Rules of Procedure, Conduct & Decorum

Public Participation Form

The Commissioners Court is responsible for adopting the County budget and setting the tax rate. The County's fiscal year is Oct. 1st to Sept. 30th of each year. Each summer the Commissioners set the budget for the coming fiscal year. The County Budget Officer prepares a recommended budget for the court. A series of workshops are held in July for the County elected officials and department heads to review their recommended budget with the court. In addition, the court is required to hold a public hearing if the proposed tax rate will be increased more than 3%. The final budget is usually adopted by the end of August each year. The Commissioners Court also sets the tax rate at this time. Contact the County Budget Officer at (512) 943-1551 or e-mail us at akoenig@wilco.org with any questions about the budget process. 

County Budget Information

The Commissioners Court is a court of record and all minutes of proceedings are recording as permanent documents by the County Clerk. Commissioners Court minutes are available for public viewing in the County Clerk's office at the Justice Center during normal business hours or online 24 hours a day 7 days a week at Commissioners Court Minutes.

The State of Texas sets the duties of the Commissioners Court. The general duties of Commissioners Court are as follows

• establish a courthouse and jail
• build roads and bridges
• assure the safe-keeping of land and citizen records
• let contracts in the name of the County
• provide law enforcement through the County sheriff
• administer the County's public welfare services
• administer the County's public health services
• perform numerous duties in regard to elections
• operate County parks
• appoint numerous officials
• set the County tax rate
• issue bonds
• adopt the County budget
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