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C. • PresentationCity of Boerne (Kendall County)
PRESENTATION, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ON SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 2026-06; AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR AT 47.90 CENTS PER EACH $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE. (Ordinance adopting tax rate)
Presented in: City of Boerne City Council on 2026-09-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“A MOTION WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WOLOSIN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MICKELSEN, TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 2026-06; AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR AT 47.90 CENTS PER EACH $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE. (Ordinance adopting tax rate). MAYOR RITCHIE CALLED FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:”
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
A MOTION WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WOLOSIN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MICKELSEN, TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 2026-06; AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR AT 47.90 CENTS PER EACH $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE. (Ordinance adopting tax rate). MAYOR RITCHIE CALLED FOR A RECORDED VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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.