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2 • TAX_POLICYHouston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Harris County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2004-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
RT
Rev. T Leon Preston
Director, Place 3
YES
TM
Terry Morales
Director, Place 4
YES
EG
Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock
Director, Place 5
YES
HM
Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca
Director, Place 1
YES
BF
Bob Fry
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2004-05-12 session of Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority 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).