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2 • TAX_POLICYJim Wells County ESD #1 (Jim Wells County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Jim Wells County ESD #1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2012-09-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
FAILED (1 - 2)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
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Brien Nicolau
President (Place 2)
NO
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Brien Nicolau
President (Place 3)
YES
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Brien Nicolau
President (Place 1)
NO
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2012-09-12 session of Jim Wells County ESD #1 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).