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6 • GeneralCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)
Consider and act on a proposed ad valorem tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and call a public meeting for September 8, 2026, on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 ad valorem tax rate.
Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-08-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Approved”
JC
Jeff Casper
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KG
Kenny Green
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
ER
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AH
Andrew Hubacek
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BS
B.W. Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BM
Brandon Murden
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider and act on a proposed ad valorem tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and call a public meeting for September 8, 2026, on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 ad valorem tax rate.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).