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A. • Executive SessionCity of Mansfield (Tarrant County)

Consultation with City Attorney to Seek Advice About Pending or Contemplated

Presented in: City of Mansfield City Council on 2025 on 2025-01-27
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consultation with City Attorney to Seek Advice About Pending or Contemplated”
ME
Michael Evans
Mayor (Place 1)
YES
TB
Tamera Bounds
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BN
Brent Newsom
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JF
Juan Fresquez
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
TS
Todd Simmons
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TT
Todd Tonore
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
DJ
Dr. Jim Vaszauskas
Councilmember, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A. Consultation with City Attorney to Seek Advice About Pending or Contemplated Litigation, a Settlement Offer, or on a Matter in Which the Duty of the City Attorney to the City's Governmental Body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas Clearly Conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code Pursuant to 551.071

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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).