At this time, any person may address the Council regarding an item on this meeting agenda or on matters not on this meeting agenda. Each person will have up to five (5) minutes. The Mayor may reduce the speaker time limit uniformly to accommodate the number of speakers or improve meeting efficiency. Pursuant to Section 551.007 of the Texas Government Code, any person wishing to address the Town Council for items listed as Public Hearings will be recognized when the Public Hearing is opened. No discussion or action may be taken at this meeting on items not listed on this agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen’s inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.