6 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

FY25-26 Pay Plan Ordinance

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-03-02

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (0 - 0)

“Ms. Rodriguez-Ross expressed appreciation for City staff. She stated the proposed budget amendment is Council's commitment to pay staff fairly. Mr. Green moved to approve Ordinance No. 5231, as presented to the City Council at tonight's meeting, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE 2025-26 PAY PLANS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND FOR COMMISSIONED POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2026; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Motion was seconded by Mr. Murden and approved unanimously. (Ordinance No. 5231 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 136.) ”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ms. Rodriguez-Ross expressed appreciation for City staff. She stated the proposed budget amendment is Council's commitment to pay staff fairly. Mr. Green moved to approve Ordinance No. 5231, as presented to the City Council at tonight's meeting, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE 2025-26 PAY PLANS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND FOR COMMISSIONED POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2026; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Motion was seconded by Mr. Murden and approved unanimously. (Ordinance No. 5231 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 136.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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).