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2 • TAX_POLICYSomervell County (Somervell County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Somervell County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2023-09-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
VW
Valerie Williams
County Treasurer
YES
RG
Ronald G. Webb
Justice of the Peace (Precincts P1, P2)
YES
MR
Mike Reynolds
Constable (Precincts P1, P2)
YES
DL
Danny L. Chambers
County Judge
YES
RT
Richard Talavera
Commissioner (Precinct 2)
YES
WB
Wade Busch
Commissioner (Precinct 4)
YES
MR
Michelle Reynolds
County Clerk
YES
VD
Virginia Dickson
District Clerk
YES
JH
Jeff Harris
Commissioner (Precinct 1)
YES
CJ
Chip Joslin
Commissioner (Precinct 3)
YES
AE
Alan E. West
County Sheriff
YES
AG
April Gore Gann
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
TB
Trey Brown
County Attorney
YES
TG
Timothy Good
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-09-12 session of Somervell 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).