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23 • ResolutionCity of Mansfield (Tarrant County)

RESOLUTION APPROVING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS, TAXABLE NEW SERIES 2025 AND MANSFIELD ECON

Presented in: City of Mansfield City Council on 2024-12-09
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“A motion was made by Council Member Short to approve the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, APPROVING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS, TAXABLE NEW SERIES 2025 AND MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS, TAX-EXEMPT NEW SERIES 2025; APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND THE PLAN OF FINANCING AUTHORIZED THEREBY AND THE FINANCING DOCUMENTS; FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DAT (Resolution in its entirety located in the City Secretary's Office) Seconded by Council Member Fresquez. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:”
ME
Michael Evans
Mayor (Place 1)
YES
“Aye”
TB
Tamera Bounds
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
“Aye”
BN
Brent Newsom
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
“Aye”
JF
Juan Fresquez
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
“Aye”
TT
Todd Tonore
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
ABSENT
“Absent”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Council Member Short to approve the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, APPROVING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS, TAXABLE NEW SERIES 2025 AND MANSFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS, TAX-EXEMPT NEW SERIES 2025; APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND THE PLAN OF FINANCING AUTHORIZED THEREBY AND THE FINANCING DOCUMENTS; FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DAT (Resolution in its entirety located in the City Secretary's Office) Seconded by Council Member Fresquez. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).