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9. • INDIVIDUAL ITEMSTown of Trophy Club (Denton County)

Consider an ordinance amending the FY 2026 Budget to provide funding for Fire/EMS payroll back pay true up adjustments required by the Town's use of payroll averaging for full-time firefighters working a 48/96 work schedule. (April Duvall, Director of Finance)

Presented in: Town of Trophy Club Town Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider an ordinance amending the FY 2026 Budget to provide funding for Fire/EMS payroll back pay true up adjustments required by the Town's use of payroll averaging for full-time firefighters workin”
YES
SN
Sean Nelson
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TC
T. Clark Simmons
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DS
Dennis Sheridan
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
RR
Rhylan Rowe
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
GA
Garry Ash
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider an ordinance amending the FY 2026 Budget to provide funding for Fire/EMS payroll back pay true up adjustments required by the Town's use of payroll averaging for full-time firefighters working a 48/96 work schedule. (April Duvall, Director of Finance)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). 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.