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2 • TAX_POLICYFort Bend County Municipal Utility District #173 (Fort Bend County)

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

Presented in: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #173 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2015-05-13
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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”
PN
Patrick Newton
Director (Place 1)
YES
JB
Jeffery Bauguss
Director (Place 2)
YES
JI
Jessica Ibarra
Director (Place 3)
YES
BW
Brandon Whittaker
Director (Place 4)
YES
HM
Holly Miday
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-13 session of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #173 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).