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2 • TAX_POLICYLASARA ISD (Willacy County)

Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy

Presented in: LASARA ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2023-09-18
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 2)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
JN
Joey Nieto
Trustee (Place 5)
NO
LR
Laura Rios
Trustee (Place 6)
NO
RV
Rolando Velazquez
Trustee (Place 7)
YES
SP
Sylvia Perez
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
MS
Margot Salinas
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
JC
Jennifer Carmona
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
EC
Eloy Castaneda
Trustee (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-09-18 session of LASARA ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).