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2 • TAX_POLICYSabine Neches Navigation District (Jefferson County)

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

Presented in: Sabine Neches Navigation District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2015-05-13
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

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”
SA
Sheri Arnold
Commissioner (Place 1)
NO
RL
Richard Lewis
Commissioner (Place 2)
YES
LG
Larry Grantham
Commissioner (Place 3)
YES
KD
Kenneth Duhon
Commissioner (Place 4)
YES
JJ
Joseph Johnson
Commissioner (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-13 session of Sabine Neches 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).