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5 • TAX_POLICYGalveston County Municipal Utility District #30 (Galveston County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Galveston County Municipal Utility District #30 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RT
Randy Tonnesen
President
YES
CZ
Chuck Zagst
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RT
Randall Tonnesen
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JH
Jarrod Hodson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MB
Mark Burton
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RW
Russel Walla
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2026-05-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.