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2 • TAX_POLICYMills County (Mills County)

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

Presented in: Mills County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2020-05-12
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
SC
Summer Campbell
County Treasurer
YES
KA
Kimberly Avants
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
KA
Kimberly Avants
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
KA
Kimberly Avants
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
KA
Kimberly Avants
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JJ
Jett Johnson
County Judge
YES
RH
Robert Head
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JW
Jason Williams
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SS
Sonya Scott
County Clerk
YES
SS
Sonya Scott
District Clerk
YES
CS
Craig Sullivan
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DP
Dale Partin
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JD
James D. Jones
County Sheriff
YES
LK
Lori King
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
BM
Bill Malone, Jr.
County Attorney
YES
MB
Micheal B. Murray
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-05-12 session of Mills 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).