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2 • TAX_POLICYPolk County (Polk County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Polk County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2010-09-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
TW
Terri Williams
County Treasurer
YES
TM
Terri Mayer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SR
Sarah Rasberry
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RJ
Robert Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JR
Jamie Richardson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SH
Scott Hughes
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
WR
William R. "Bill" Cunningham
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
KB
Kevin Burman
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DE
Darwon Evans
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SB
Sydney Brown Murphy
County Judge
YES
MD
Mark DuBose
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JC
Jerry Cassity
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SH
Schelana Hock
County Clerk
YES
MG
Monica Goodson
District Clerk
YES
GR
Guylene Robertson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MP
Milton Purvis
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BL
Byron Lyons
County Sheriff
YES
TW
Tatum White
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
County Attorney
YES
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2010-09-14 session of Polk County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
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).