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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Aransas Pass (Aransas County)
Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Non-Voter-Approved Certificates of Obligation & Debt Levy
Presented in: City of Aransas Pass City Council Regular Meeting on 2019-09-03
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”
JK
Jason Knight
Mayor
YES
RC
Ruth Camarillo-Smith
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EC
Elise Chacon
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
L"
LuAna "Lulu" Martin
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DG
Doug Goyer
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-09-03 session of City of Aransas Pass 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).