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2 • TAX_POLICYFRIENDSWOOD ISD (Galveston County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: FRIENDSWOOD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2023-05-15
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”
RH
Ralph Hobratschk
Trustee (Place 5)
YES
NR
Niki Rhodes
Trustee (Place 6)
YES
LS
Laura Seifert
Trustee (Place 7)
YES
TH
Tony Hopkins
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
DM
David Montz
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
DR
Dr Rebecca Hillenburg
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
BE
Beau Egert
Trustee (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-05-15 session of FRIENDSWOOD 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).