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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Staples (Caldwell County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Staples 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”
RC
Ronnie Clark
Mayor
YES
LH
Lynda Henson
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
HT
Henry Torres
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
MM
Miles Muller
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
CW
Carol Wester
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JG
Jeanette Grumbles
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-02 session of City of Staples 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).