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2 • TAX_POLICYHighland Park ISDa (Dallas County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Highland Park ISDa Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2020-09-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
WC
Will C. Beecherl
Mayor (Place 4)
YES
AF
Alan Friedman
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 3)
YES
MM
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 1)
YES
DS
Don Snell
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 5)
YES
LN
Lydia Novakov
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 2)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-09-21 session of Highland Park ISDa Board of Trustees 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).