5 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Ordinance - FY 25-26 Amended Budget

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-05-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5242, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AS HERETOFORE APPROVED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5183 OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 18, 2025, APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL AND OTHER REVENUES OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY, FOR CAPITAL AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY AND FOR ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES INCLUDED IN SAID AMENDED BUDGET; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. (Ordinance No. 5242 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)”

Daniel Alemán, Jr.

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

“Aye”

Jeff Casper

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

“Aye”

Kenny Green

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

“Aye”

Andrew Hubacek

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

“Aye”

B.W. Smith

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

“Aye”

Brandon Murden

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

“Aye”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5242, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AS HERETOFORE APPROVED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5183 OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 18, 2025, APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL AND OTHER REVENUES OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY, FOR CAPITAL AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY AND FOR ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES INCLUDED IN SAID AMENDED BUDGET; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. (Ordinance No. 5242 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.