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2 • TAX_POLICYFort Bend Municipal Utility District #149 (Fort Bend County)

Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy

Presented in: Fort Bend Municipal Utility District #149 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2016-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
LT
Laura Thompson
Director (Place 1)
NO
RH
Rose Herbst
Director (Place 2)
YES
SW
Susan Winters
Director (Place 3)
YES
KM
Kristi McLeod
Director (Place 4)
YES
KR
Kiran Rajaya
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-09-14 session of Fort Bend Municipal Utility District #149 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).