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2 • TAX_POLICYBrown County (Brown County)

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

Presented in: Brown County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2010-05-11
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
DB
David Becktold
County Treasurer
NO
MJ
Mitchell Jacobson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
HE
Harold E. Hogan
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
BT
Bryan Thomson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
TP
Ted Perez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RM
Robert Mullins
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TL
Troy L. Henderson
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RP
Roy Parrack
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MW
Michael W. Isbell
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SB
Shane Britton
County Judge
YES
JK
Joel Kelton
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
LT
Larry Traweek
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SF
Sharon Ferguson
County Clerk
YES
CJ
Cheryl Jones
District Clerk
YES
KC
Kirk Chastain
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
D"
David "Doc" Reid
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
VH
Vance Hill
County Sheriff
YES
CP
Christine Pentecost
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JB
Jennifer Broughton
County Attorney
YES
MB
Micheal B. Murray
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2010-05-11 session of Brown 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).