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RESOLUTION NO. 954 - ADOPTION OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR LABOR STANDARDS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECTS

Presented in: City of Portland CITY COUNCIL MEETING on 2026-09-01

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Motion to approve RESOLUTION NO. 954 - ADOPTION OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR LABOR STANDARDS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECTS”

John Green

Mayor

YES

John G. Sutton, Jr.

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

Zachary Albrecht

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

Gary W. Moore, Jr.

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

Martha Ruiz

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

Bill T. Wilson, II

Councilmember, Place 5

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

12. RESOLUTION NO. 954 - ADOPTION OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR LABOR STANDARDS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECTS: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 954 ADOPTING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR LABOR STANDARDS REQUIRED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECTS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE – DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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).