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2 • TAX_POLICYRains County (Rains County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Rains County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2012-09-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
TN
Teresa Northcutt
County Treasurer
YES
JF
Jenkins Franklin
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 1)
YES
AD
Allen Davis
Constable (Precinct 1)
YES
LW
Linda Wallace
County Judge
YES
MW
Mike Willis
Commissioner (Precinct 2)
YES
LN
Lori Northcutt
Commissioner (Precinct 4)
YES
MS
Mandy Sawyer
County Clerk
YES
LP
Laura Pate
District Clerk
YES
JC
Jeremy Cook
Commissioner (Precinct 1)
YES
KY
Korey Young
Commissioner (Precinct 3)
YES
MH
Michael Hopkins
County Sheriff
YES
NY
Nicole York
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RV
Robert Vititow
County Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2012-09-11 session of Rains County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
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).