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2 • TAX_POLICYUpper Elm-Red Soil and Water Conservation District #524 (Cooke County)

Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy

Presented in: Upper Elm-Red Soil and Water Conservation District #524 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2020-09-09
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
DM
Donnie Martinek
Director (Zone 1)
YES
JB
James Brite
Director (Zone 2)
YES
LL
Lanny Lewter
Director (Zone 3)
YES
CB
Curt Bayer
Director (Zone 4)
YES
SC
Scott Carpenter
Director (Zone 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-09-09 session of Upper Elm-Red Soil and Water Conservation District #524 Board of Directors 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).