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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Sundown (Hockley County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Sundown City Council Regular Meeting on 2007-09-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
JS
Jonathan Strickland
Mayor
YES
LG
Lonnie Geisler
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
DB
Doug Barry
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DH
Dennis Heatherly
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
RH
Ron Holson
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BF
Brett Fryar
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2007-09-04 session of City of Sundown City Council 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).