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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Seabrook (Harris County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Seabrook City Council Regular Meeting on 2009-09-01
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”
JS
Jim Sweeney
Mayor
YES
TK
Tyler Kubena
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JS
Jared Sessum
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
TT
Tom Tollett
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
AC
Angela Cervantes
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BH
Buddy Hammann
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2009-09-01 session of City of Seabrook 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).