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2 • TAX_POLICYMERKEL ISD (Taylor County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: MERKEL ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2019-05-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
AH
Angela Head
Trustee (Place 5)
NO
BP
Brit Pursley
Trustee (Place 6)
YES
JS
Joe Salas
Trustee (Place 7)
YES
KD
Kyle Doan
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
MT
Matt Travis
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
CC
Christian Clyburn
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
KF
Kerry Fryar
Trustee (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-05-20 session of MERKEL 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).