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

Presented in: Rusk County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2018-09-11
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (22 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
AV
Andy Vinson
County Treasurer
YES
PM
Pat McCrory
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 1)
YES
CR
Cindy Redmon
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 2)
YES
SB
Shannon Burkley
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 3)
YES
DC
Darlene Childress
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 4)
YES
JR
Jana R. Enloe
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 5)
YES
RS
Richard Stanley
Constable (Precinct 1)
YES
MA
Matt Allison
Constable (Precinct 2)
YES
RH
Rusty Hughes
Constable (Precinct 3)
YES
JS
Jesse Stewart
Constable (Precinct 4)
YES
TH
Trey Hacker
Constable (Precinct 5)
YES
JH
Joel Hale
County Judge
YES
RK
Robert Kuykendall
Commissioner (Precinct 2)
YES
BW
Bennie Whitworth
Commissioner (Precinct 4)
YES
TM
Trudy McGill
County Clerk
YES
TP
Terri P. Willard
District Clerk
YES
RG
Randy Gaut
Commissioner (Precinct 1)
YES
GG
Greg Gibson
Commissioner (Precinct 3)
YES
JV
Johnwayne Valdez
County Sheriff
YES
NP
Nesha Partin
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
ME
Micheal E. Jimerson
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2018-09-11 session of Rusk County Commissioners Court Regular Session.

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).