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5 • FINANCELake Kiowa Special Utility District (Cooke County)

Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy

Presented in: Lake Kiowa Special Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-08-19
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”
JM
Jess Maxwell
President
YES
JA
Joseph Anselmo
Director (Place 1)
YES
KB
Ken Bonzo
Director (Place 2)
YES
CD
Curtis Deatrich
Director (Place 3)
YES
EC
Edward Cooke
Director (Place 4)
YES
WR
William Richey
Director (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 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).