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5 • TAX_POLICYBacliff Municipal Utility District (Galveston County)

Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead

Presented in: Bacliff Municipal Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2024-12-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
TP
Tony Poynor
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
VM
Victor Medina
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DR
Don Rodgers
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LB
Larry Burchfield
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BB
Brad Bingham
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2024-12-11

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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.