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2 • TAX_POLICYPort 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 2008-09-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
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
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-10 session of Port of Beaumont Navigation District Board of Directors 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).