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26. • REGULAR AGENDA - ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS - City of Abilene (Taylor County)

<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading):</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Establishing Base Salary and Step Pay Qualifications, Specialized Functions, Certifications, Assignments, and Additional Pay for Abilene Fire Fighters Employed by the City of Abilene for the Fiscal Yea

Presented in: City of Abilene City Council Meeting on 2026-09-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading):</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Establishing Base Salary and Step Pay Qualifications, Specialized Functions, Certifications, Assignments, and Additional Pay for Abilene Fire Fighters Employed by the City of Abilene for the Fiscal Yea”
WH
Weldon Hurt
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SP
Shane Price
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LB
Lynn Beard
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BR
Blaise Regan
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BL
Benjamin L. Bailey
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
ME
Miguel Espinoza
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TC
Travis Craver
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading):</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Establishing Base Salary and Step Pay Qualifications, Specialized Functions, Certifications, Assignments, and Additional Pay for Abilene Fire Fighters Employed by the City of Abilene for the Fiscal Year October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027</span>

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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).