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2 • TAX_POLICYLamar Improvement District (Aransas County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Lamar Improvement District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2023-09-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 2)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
JS
John Sheesley
Director, Place 3
NO
AL
Andy Luddeke
Director, Place 4
NO
DS
David Sowell
Director, Place 5
YES
MB
Matthew Boles
Director, Place 1
YES
PA
Paul Aston
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-09-13 session of Lamar Improvement District Board of Directors Regular Meeting.
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).