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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Harker Heights (Bell County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Harker Heights City Council Regular Meeting on 2023-05-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
BB
Brian Burt
Councilmember (Place 1)
YES
SH
Shane Hodyniak
Councilmember (Place 2)
YES
SH
Sam Halabi
Councilmember (Place 5)
YES
RF
Roxanne Flores
Councilmember (Place 4)
YES
MB
Michael Blomquist
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JL
Jesse Lee Myles III
Councilmember (Place 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-05-02 session of City of Harker Heights City Council 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).