Consideration and possible action on Ordinance 01-03-26, Calling and Ordering a Special Election to be held on May 2, 2026, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Sanger, Texas, a Joint Ballot Proposition determining the

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

abolition of the Sales and Use Tax Collected for the Sanger Industrial Development Corporation (SIDC), A Type A Economic Development Sales Tax, at the rate of one-half of one percent (0.50%), contingent upon the creation of a Municipal Development District (MDD) at the rate of one-half of one percent (0.50%) within the City’s Corporate Limits and the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ).

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).