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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris-Brazoria Counties Municipal Utility District #509 (Brazoria County)

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

Presented in: Harris-Brazoria Counties Municipal Utility District #509 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2019-05-08
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
CG
Cynthia Gomez
Director (Place 1)
NO
LA
Luis Avila
Director (Place 2)
YES
LB
Louis Brown
Director (Place 3)
YES
JO
Jeffery OBrien
Director (Place 4)
YES
RR
Ricardo Rodriguez
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-05-08 session of Harris-Brazoria Counties Municipal Utility District #509 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).