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2 • TAX_POLICYSterling County (Sterling County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Sterling County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2010-09-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (13 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
RM
Rhea McGinnis
County Treasurer
YES
SD
Stacy Dyer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BC
Belinda Counts
County Judge
YES
EM
Edward Michulka, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RS
Reed Stewart
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JM
Jerri McCutchen
County Clerk
YES
JM
Jerri McCutchen
District Clerk
YES
RC
Ross Copeland
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TW
Tommy Wright, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RL
Russell L. Irby
County Sheriff
YES
EC
Ellen Clark
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
LA
Lilli A. Hensley
County Attorney
YES
AP
Allison Palmer
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2010-09-14 session of Sterling County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
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).