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2 • TAX_POLICYWharton County (Wharton County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Wharton County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2017-09-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
AW
Audrey W. Scearce
County Treasurer
YES
JC
Jared Cullar
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
GP
Glenn P. Russell
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DW
Donna Wessels
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
TD
Tim Drapela
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
BC
Bill Copeland
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JS
John Szymanski
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
BG
Blake George
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SF
Shawn Ferguson
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
PS
Phillip S. Spenrath
County Judge
YES
W"
W.D. "Bud" Graves
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DM
Doug Mathews
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
BS
Barbara Svatek
County Clerk
YES
KC
Kendra Charbula
District Clerk
YES
RZ
Richard Zahn
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SG
Steven Goetsch
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SS
Shannon Srubar
County Sheriff
YES
CH
Cindy Hernandez
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
GA
G. A. "Trey" Maffett, III
County Attorney
YES
MW
Mark W. Racer
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-12 session of Wharton 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).