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2 • TAX_POLICYTown of Howe (Grayson County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: Town of Howe City Council Regular Meeting on 2008-09-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy”
KM
Karla McDonald
Mayor
YES
BI
Billie Ingram
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RP
Ricky Price
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
ST
Shawn Tyler
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EW
Ed Whitfield
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
CW
Chad Woods
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-02 session of Town of Howe City Council 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).