art martinez de vara - liberty cities on displays

8/9/2019 Art Martinez De Vara - Liberty Cities on Displays

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Liberty Cities on Display

Around the state, city governments areforming that are limited in scope andunlimited in potential. From using excesssales tax revenues to reduce the propertytax burden to adopting the competitivecontracting system, cities such as on!rmy, League City, "arlin and #yler haveadopted many good government reformsto limit the si$e and gro%th of government.


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&hat is a Liberty City'

A city established on the principles oflimited government, preservation ofindividual and property rights,restrictions on debt and taxingauthority

(ave been implemented in various%ays across the state of #exas

)ecent increase due as #exans attemptto preserve rural*suburbancommunities against annexation e+ortsof large urban cities


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#he City of on !rmy


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on !rmy, #exas

Who we are:

-/ residents

0.1 s2uare miles

34.56 (ispanic, /.16Anglo

"edian (ouseholdincome7 8-0,50

9.36 spea: ;panish in

the home5.56 of families live belo%the poverty line and 0.6 ofindividuals

Average drive time to %or:7

-4.- min.


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Absence of se%er restrictsdevelopment

exar County

?se%er@

exar County

?no se%er@

nderdevelopment of the;outhside of >exar County


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Blanning for ro%th


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A Liberty City Approach

irtual City (allBrivati$ation of public servicesconomic development by getting out of the %ayliminating classes of tax payers

;hifting the tax burden from ad valorem toconsumption taxes

Avoiding restrictions on personal freedomsse of trained volunteers

Eero cost permitting=o Fees for City )esidents limination taxes or %ithdra%al from taxingGurisdictions that provide no or little service


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=e% City ;ervices ;ince


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overnment for the Beople

&e allo% Ire%or:s&e have no gun restrictions&e have no nighttime curfe%

Jou can smo:e a cigar and drin: a soda=o fees for platting and subdivision=o fees for building permits

=o fees for dog tags

The Freest Little City in Texas


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Fiscal )esponsibility

Eero >ased >udgetingLarger )eserve Funds are re2uired for

consumption tax funded citiesAim to be under budget each year by at least

0/6#rained volunteersAvoid long term debtBassed each annual audit %ith highest rating>ecame eligible for programs that residents

have paid into for years, but %ere ineligibleto receive7 reclaimed 8-/,///.// to date


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#he )esults


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nli:e the City of ;an Antonio %ho has enacted an


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!ther experiments inLibertyvery community in #exas is

uni2ue.

;andy !a:s, #exasRingsbury, #exas


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A ;tatutory Liberty City

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A ;tatutory Liberty City

#ype D7 Liberty City )esidentsT >ill of )ights

&ill expressly limit the subGect matter authority ofmunicipal governments

oter approval of all public debt (eightened notice re2uirements for public debt

elections

#ransparency re2uirements "odeled after Comptrollers Leadership Circle Brogram

Annexation only by voluntary consent

Broperty tax increases shall re2uire approvalof voters and not automatically established

stablished by incorporation or conversion viapublic election

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