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5 • FINANCEWhite Oak Bayou Joint Powers Board (Harris County)

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

Presented in: White Oak Bayou Joint Powers Board Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RM
Raymond Matthews
Director, Place 3
YES
KH
Karen Hlavenka
Director, Place 4
YES
DJ
Dietrick Johnson
Director, Place 5
YES
DC
Danielle Cordova
Director, Place 1
YES
TR
Trocon Reffell
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-05-20

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.