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Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Galveston County Municipal Utility District #31 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2006-09-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (2 - 2)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
SS
Shepherd Shelton, III
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
NO
LR
Linda Redden
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
NO
RC
Richard Cronkwright Jr.
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SS
Shepherd Shelton
President
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2006-09-13 session of Galveston County Municipal Utility District #31 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).