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4. • GeneralCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

Ordinance adopting the Corpus Christi Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, beginning October 1, 2026; authorizing personnel complements; authorizing various contracts, amendments, and grants funded by the budget; amending the City of Corpus Christi's Texas Municipal Retirement System Benefits; providing for a copy of the budget to be filed with the County Clerk; and appropriating funds as p

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council on 2026-09-08

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“passed on second reading as amended”

PG

Paulette Guajardo

Mayor (At-Large)

ABSTAIN

ER

Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)

YES

SC

Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)

YES

EC

Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)

YES

KP

Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)

YES

RB

Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1)

YES

MS

Councilmember, At-Large Place 2 (At-Large Place 2)

YES

CV

Councilmember, At-Large Place 3 (At-Large Place 3)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance adopting the Corpus Christi Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, beginning October 1, 2026; authorizing personnel complements; authorizing various contracts, amendments, and grants funded by the budget; amending the City of Corpus Christi's Texas Municipal Retirement System Benefits; providing for a copy of the budget to be filed with the County Clerk; and appropriating funds as provided in the budget. (HB 1522 Taxpayer Impact Statement Attached.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.