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45 • ResolutionCity of McKinney (Collin County)

Lobbying Contract with Focused Advocacy

Presented in: City of McKinney City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-08-04
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Lobbying Contract with Focused Advocacy”
BC
Bill Cox
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JB
Justin Beller
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
PC
Patrick Cloutier
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
GF
Geré Feltus
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
RF
Rick Franklin
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
EL
Ernest Lynch
Councilmember, At-Large Place 5 (At-Large Place 5)
YES
MJ
Michael Jones
Councilmember, At-Large Place 6 (At-Large Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Ratifying the City Manager's Approval of an Extension to an Agreement for State Legislative & Regulatory Consulting Services from Focused Advocacy, LLC of Austin, Texas

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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).