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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Longview (Gregg County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Longview City Council Regular Meeting on 2000-05-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
KI
Kristen Ishihara
Mayor (At-Large)
NO
DC
Derrick Conley
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
SM
Shannon Moore
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
WW
Wray Wade
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
JN
John Nustad
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
JB
Jody Berryhill
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
SA
Sidney Allen
Councilmember (District 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2000-05-02 session of City of Longview 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).