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2 • TAX_POLICYTravis County (Travis County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Travis County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2017-09-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 2)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
TN
Tonya Nixon
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
NO
AB
Adan Ballesteros
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
NO
SS
Stacy Suits
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
GP
Gabriel Padilla
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CL
Carlos Lopez
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
DO
Dolores Ortega Carter
County Treasurer
YES
YM
Yvonne M. Williams
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RS
Randall Slagle
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SH
Sylvia Holmes
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RA
Raúl Arturo González
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TJ
Tanisa Jeffers
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
AB
Andy Brown
County Judge
YES
BS
Brigid Shea
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
GM
George Morales III
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DL
Dyana Limon-Mercado
County Clerk
YES
VP
Velva Price
District Clerk
YES
JW
Jeffrey W. Travillion, Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AH
Ann Howard
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SH
Sally Hernandez
County Sheriff
YES
CI
Celia Israel
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
DG
Delia Garza
County Attorney
YES
JG
José Garza
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-12 session of Travis 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).