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What does this office do?
The Cooke County Commissioner for Precinct 4 is one of four county commissioners who help run Cooke County government. If you live in Precinct 4, this official is your voice on the Commissioners Court, the county board that makes many local decisions outside city government. The commissioner votes on the county budget, tax rate, contracts, buildings, equipment, and county services.
For a Gainesville resident, the job matters most when an issue involves county roads, bridges, drainage, emergency services, law enforcement funding, or how county money is spent. The commissioner does not run the City of Gainesville, the schools, or state government. But they can help with county-level concerns and decide how Cooke County uses resources that affect Precinct 4 and the county as a whole.
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