7 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Ordinance - Adopting the 2024 Edition of the International Existing Building Code (I.E.B.C.)

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-05-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5244, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE MESQUITE CITY CODE, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE II-B (EXISTING BUILDING CODE), DIVISIONS 1 AND 2, IN THEIR ENTIRETY THEREBY ADOPTING THE 2024 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (I.E.B.C.) AND PROVIDING CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING CONFLICTS RESOLUTION, SEVERABILITY, AND SAVINGS CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5244 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)”

Daniel Alemán, Jr.

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

“Aye”

Jeff Casper

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

“Aye”

Kenny Green

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

“Aye”

Andrew Hubacek

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

“Aye”

B.W. Smith

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

“Aye”

Brandon Murden

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

“Aye”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5244, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE MESQUITE CITY CODE, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE II-B (EXISTING BUILDING CODE), DIVISIONS 1 AND 2, IN THEIR ENTIRETY THEREBY ADOPTING THE 2024 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (I.E.B.C.) AND PROVIDING CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING CONFLICTS RESOLUTION, SEVERABILITY, AND SAVINGS CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000); PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5244 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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.