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2 • TAX_POLICYBridgeland Management District (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Bridgeland Management District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2015-05-13
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
LC
L Cox
President
NO
BB
Bill Byrd
Director, Place 3
YES
AJ
Arthur J. Sullivan, III
Director, Place 4
YES
AM
Alexander Makris
Director, Place 5
YES
LM
L. Michael Cox
Director, Place 1
YES
DH
David Hummel
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-13 session of Bridgeland Management District 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).