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2 • TAX_POLICYPALMER ISD (Ellis County)

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

Presented in: PALMER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2015-05-18
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

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”
RL
Randy Leach
Trustee (Place 5)
YES
SM
Stuart Maddox
Trustee (Place 6)
YES
JR
Jeremy Robinson
Trustee (Place 7)
YES
DM
Daniel Mcdonald
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
KC
Kelley Cruzan
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
JG
Jeffrey Greenlee
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
GB
Gary Barnes
Trustee (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-18 session of PALMER 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).