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5 • FINANCEFort Bend County Emergency Services District #7 (Fort Bend County)

Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead

Presented in: Fort Bend County Emergency Services District #7 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-08-19
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
BH
Barbara Hamilton
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
FB
Ferrel Bonner
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BG
Brandon Gibson
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
FL
Freddy Lopez
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RH
Ruston Hughes
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-08-19

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.