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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Lubbock (Lubbock County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Lubbock City Council Regular Meeting on 2008-09-02
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”
MM
Mark McBrayer
Mayor (Place 6)
YES
CM
Christy Martinez-Garcia
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
GH
Gordon Harris
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
DB
David Bruegel
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
BR
Brayden Rose
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
JW
Jennifer Wilson
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
TC
Tim Collins
Councilmember (District 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-02 session of City of Lubbock 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).