Ordinance 2026-0521

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0521 ORDINANCE amending and supplementing the City of Houston, Texas Master Ordinance No. 2004- 299; relating to the Operations and Management of the Combined Utility System, including the expansion of the Combined Utility System to include the Solid Waste Disposal System and the Solid Waste Management Department; resolving other matters thereto; and declaring an emergency. This item should only be considered after passage of Item 61 above TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS JACKSON, PANZARELLA, THOMAS, CASTEX -TATUM AND DAVIS This was Item 19 on Agenda of June 3, 2026

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).