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Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 9 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-08-19
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RH
Rex Havron
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JN
Jon Norwood
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
KT
Keith Thumann
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BS
Barbara Smolik
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RR
Ralph RJ Reiser
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-08-19
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.