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5 • TAX_POLICYHarris County Municipal Utility District #397 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #397 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-04-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
MM
Michael Martin
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JH
Jay Hartley
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
LM
Larry Mueller
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
TG
Troy Guidry
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
CC
Clay Coleman
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-04-09

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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.