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2 • TAX_POLICYNolan County (Nolan County)

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

Presented in: Nolan County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2023-05-09
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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”
JP
Jeanne P. Wells
County Treasurer
YES
AC
Angie Collier
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AC
Angie Collier
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
AC
Angie Collier
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
AC
Angie Collier
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
NO
SF
Stephen F. Smith II
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SF
Stephen F. Smith II
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SF
Stephen F. Smith II
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
SF
Stephen F. Smith II
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
WM
Whitley May
County Judge
YES
SM
Seth Mahaffey
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
HO
Henry Ortega, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SK
Sharla Keith
County Clerk
YES
JC
Jamie Clem
District Clerk
YES
TW
Terry Willman
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TW
Tommy White
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JE
James E. Villanueva
County Sheriff
YES
AA
Adriana Archuleta
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MB
Morgan Brooks
County Attorney
YES
RN
Ricky N. Thompson
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-05-09 session of Nolan 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).