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5 • FINANCEHarris County Municipal Utility District #189 (Harris County)

Receive and approve Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, including payment of bills. President Cone recognized Ms. Burks, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, including a list of the top-10 principal taxpay

Presented in: Harris County MUD #189 Board Meeting - 2020-01-06 on 2020-01-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Receive and approve Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, including payment of bills. President Cone recognized Ms. Burks, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, including a list of the top-10 principal taxpay”
WS
Whitten Stuckey
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DC
Derwood Cone
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BC
Bruce Crawford
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
HJ
Harry Jackson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
VM
Vijay Mishra
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Receive and approve Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, including payment of bills. President Cone recognized Ms. Burks, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, including a list of the top-10 principal taxpayers in the District, the delinquent tax roll, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit E. Ms. Burks presented check nos. 2284 through 2287 for the Board's approval. She also stated that the District has collected 21.01% of its 2019 taxes as of December 31, 2019. Upon motion by Director Crawford, seconded by Director Mayberry, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, to authorize payment of check nos. 2284 through 2287 from the Tax Account to the persons, in the amounts, and for the purposes described in the Tax Assessor and Collector's Report.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.