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5 • TAX_POLICYVarner Creek Utility District (Brazoria County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Varner Creek Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-09-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
AS
Allen Sassin
President
YES
JT
Jody Tielke
Director, Place 3
YES
JS
James Stubbs
Director, Place 4
YES
AN
Amy Neal
Director, Place 5
YES
KB
Keith Barker
Director, Place 1
YES
MH
Mark Hopkins
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2026-09-09
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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.