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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris County Municipal Utility District #157 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #157 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2021-09-08
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”
LS
YES
JV
Jason Valenzuela
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BN
Betty Niblett
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
PI
Perla I. Flores
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LS
Leonard Spearman, Jr.
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
NO

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2021-09-08 session of Harris County Municipal Utility District #157 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).