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

Approve SB625 filing. President Cone recognized Mr. Wilson, who stated that the District is required to submit financial and tax-related information to the Texas State Comptroller by April 1, 2020, for transparency. Upon motion by Director Jackson, second

Presented in: Harris County MUD #189 Board Meeting - 2020-03-02 on 2020-03-02
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Approve SB625 filing. President Cone recognized Mr. Wilson, who stated that the District is required to submit financial and tax-related information to the Texas State Comptroller by April 1, 2020, for transparency. Upon motion by Director Jackson, second”
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

Approve SB625 filing. President Cone recognized Mr. Wilson, who stated that the District is required to submit financial and tax-related information to the Texas State Comptroller by April 1, 2020, for transparency. Upon motion by Director Jackson, seconded by Director Crawford, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the SB625 filing and to authorize NRF to make the filing on behalf of the District.

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.