Council Member Alcorn tagged

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Council Member Alcorn tagged ORDINANCE related to the Fiscal Affairs of the City; approving the Annual Budgets of the City of Houston, Texas, for Fiscal Year 2026, including provisions for future adjustment to certain Fund Balances; making various amendments to the proposed budgets; authorizing certain transfers, re - designating a cash reserve in the Fund Balance; establishing a cost for copies of the Budget; making other provisions related to the subject; making certain findings related thereto; providing a repealing clause; providing for severability; and declaring an emergency

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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).