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5 • FINANCEPort of Beaumont Navigation District (Jefferson County)

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

Presented in: Port of Beaumont Navigation District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-04-15
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
BD
Bill Darling
Commissioner (Ward 1)
YES
LB
Louis Broussard
Commissioner (Ward 2)
YES
LS
LaRue Smith
Commissioner (Ward 3)
YES
GG
Georgine Guillory
Commissioner (Ward 4)
YES
DW
David Willard
Commissioner (At-Large Place 5)
YES
PA
Pat Anderson
Commissioner (At-Large Place 6)
YES
CS
C Shelton
President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-04-15

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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).