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5 • FINANCEHarris County Municipal Utility District #542 (Harris County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Harris County MUD #542 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-01-30
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Review Engineer's report and authorize construction contracts, change orders, and pay estimates”
DK
Daniel Kinchen
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MS
Mark Shaffer
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MW
Melvin Wachsmann
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CP
Claudine Pacioni
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
NU
Nathan Utt
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Public record item 5 on 2025-01-30

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.