Franchise Fee Assessment A fee as determined and contractually agreed upon by and between the District and the municipality and/or other government entities empowered to do so, of the amount billed for water service will be assessed each customer whose meter is located inside the corporate limits of a municipality that imposes a franchise tax on the District.
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Franchise Fee Assessment A fee as determined and contractually agreed upon by and between the District and the municipality and/or other government entities empowered to do so, of the amount billed for water service will be assessed each customer whose meter is located inside the corporate limits of a municipality that imposes a franchise tax on the District.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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).