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2025-686 • OrdinancesCity of Big Spring (Howard County)

First Reading of an Ordinance Fixing and Levying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for Said City for the Year 2025; Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Providing for Severability; and Establishing an Effective DateMOTION: "I Move that the Property T

Presented in: City of Big Spring City Council - September 09, 2025 on 2025-09-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: First Reading of an Ordinance Fixing and Levying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for Said City for the Year 2025; Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Providing for Severability; and Establishi”
RM
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

First Reading of an Ordinance Fixing and Levying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for Said City for the Year 2025; Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Providing for Severability; and Establishing an Effective DateMOTION: "I Move that the Property T

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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).