Discussion and Appropriate Action to Consider Ordering a Special Election of the City of Converse, Texas for the Proposition Reauthorizing the Street Maintenance Local Sales & Use Tax at the Rate of 1/4% (One-Quarter of One Percent) to expire on the Fourth Anniversary of this election to be held on November 3, 2026, Uniform Election. (City Manager) (City Secretary)
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
I.Discussion and Appropriate Action to Consider Ordering a Special Election of the City of Converse, Texas for the Proposition Reauthorizing the Street Maintenance Local Sales & Use Tax at the Rate of 1/4% (One-Quarter of One Percent) to expire on the Fourth Anniversary of this election to be held on November 3, 2026, Uniform Election. (City Manager) (City Secretary)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).