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5 • FINANCEHarris County Utility District #16 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Utility District No. 16 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-03-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Review Engineer's report and authorize construction contracts, change orders, and pay estimates”
PT
Pat Tope
Director, Place 3
YES
MW
Michele Womack
Director, Place 4
YES
MD
Marilyn Daniel
Director, Place 5
YES
SW
Susan Wescott
Director, Place 1
YES
MM
Manny Mones
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Public record item 5 on 2025-03-14

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.