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3 • INFRASTRUCTUREStarr County (Starr County)

Ordinance Expanding Municipal Code Enforcement Penalties, Permit Fees, and Property Restrictions

Presented in: Starr County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2020-05-12
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 1.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Expanding Municipal Code Enforcement Penalties, Permit Fees, and Property Restrictions”
CA
Cornelio Alvarez Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
NO
RR
Reynaldo Rodriguez
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JV
Jason Venecia
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JR
Joel Rocha
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RG
Romeo Gonzalez
County Treasurer
YES
JM
Jesus M. Alvarez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RG
Ramiro Guillen
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
EZ
Eloy Zarate, Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
VC
Valerie Clarke
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
H"
Hernan "Nune" Garza
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
YES
OV
Orlando Velasquez
District Clerk
YES
EV
Eloy Vera
County Judge
YES
R"
Raul "Roy" Pena III
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
R"
Rene "Orta" Fuentes
County Sheriff
YES
MA
Maria Ameida Salinas
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RM
Rene Montalvo
County Attorney
YES
GA
G. Allen Ramirez
District Attorney
YES
JF
Jose F. "Kiko" Perez, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
EV
Eleazar Velasquez
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal regulatory, land-use, and capital procurement docket action considered by Starr County on 2020-05-12.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 1.5/10). 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).