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2 • TAX_POLICYUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY (Cameron County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2016-05-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
CM
Christina Melton Crain
Regent (Place 3)
NO
KP
Kevin P. Eltife
Board Chairman (Place 4)
YES
JL
Janiece Longoria
Board Vice Chairman (Place 2)
YES
JC
James C. Rad Weaver
Board Vice Chairman (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-05-16 session of UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Board of Trustees 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).