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5 • FINANCEFort Griffin Special Utility District (Shackelford County)

Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate

Presented in: Fort Griffin Special Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-12-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
SS
Sam Snyder
President
YES
RM
Robert Montgomery
Director (Place 1)
YES
MB
Michael Bartock
Director (Place 2)
YES
BH
Ben Hale
Director (Place 3)
YES
TT
Trent Tankersley
Director (Place 4)
YES
TT
Ted Tidwell
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2025-12-17

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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).