of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy from the Mayor, Council persons, and City staff, for which no formal action will be discussed or taken. Councilpersons wished all a happy and safe holid ay season; congratulated the City employees and LPHS team members recognized tonight; thanked all the City staff involved in Christmas on Main and noted it went well; thanked team members who planned and executed the City Christmas party so well; announced that the City Secretary was selected as the Texas Municipal Clerks Association’s (TMCA) Municipal Clerk of the Year; announced that former Deputy City Secretary Sharon Harris and her husband Lester welcomed their fourth grandchild (and first boy); and wished all a Merry Christmas.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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).