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2 • TAX_POLICYSMITHVILLE ISD (Bastrop County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: SMITHVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2020-09-21
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”
BJ
Bryan Jones
Trustee (Place 5)
NO
CP
Candy Parsons
Trustee (Place 6)
NO
CV
Chelsa Vinklarek
Trustee (Place 7)
YES
CH
Chris Hinnant
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
GG
Grant Gutierrez
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
JM
Josh Magden
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
MH
Michael Hancock
Trustee (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-09-21 session of SMITHVILLE 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).