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17 • Regular AgendaCity of Orange (Orange County)

13.

Presented in: City of Orange City Council - July 14, 2026 on 2026-07-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion on 13.”
LS
Larry Spears Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
MC
Matt Chandler
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
BC
Brad Childs
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
TT
Terrie T. Salter
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
MM
Mary McKenna
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GT
George T. Mortimer
Councilmember, At-Large Place 5 (At-Large Place 5)
YES
PB
Paul Burch
Councilmember, At-Large Place 6 (At-Large Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A D JO URNM ENT Al l i t em s l i s t ed on the C ons ent a re c ons i dered to be routi ne and non-c o ntrov ers i a l by the Counc i l and w i l l b e approv ed b y one m oti on. T here w i l l be no s eparate di s cus s i on o f thes e i tem s unl es s a Counc i l Mem ber s o reques ts i n w h i c h c as e the i tem w i l l be rem o v ed f rom the Cons ent and c ons i dered as part o f the norm al order of bus i n es s . If , duri ng the c ours e of the m eeti ng and di s cus s i on of a n y i t e m s c ov ered by thi s n o ti c e , Ci ty Counc i l determ i nes that a C l os ed Ex e c uti v e Ses si on of the Counc i l i s requi red, then s uc h c l os ed m eeti ng w i l l be hel d as authori z ed by T ex as G ov ernm ent Code, Chapter 551, Sec ti on 551.071 - c ons ul t ati on w i th c ouns el on l egal m atters ; Sec ti o n 551.072 - del i berati on regardi ng p u r c h a s e, ex c hange, l eas e or v al ue o f real propert y ; Sec ti on 5 51.073 - del i berati on regardi ng a pros pec ti v e gi f t; Sec t i on 551.074 - pers onnel m atters regardi ng t he appoi ntm ent, em pl oy m ent, ev al uati o n, reas s i gnm ent, duti es , di s c i pl i ne, or di s m i s s al of a publ i c of f i c er or em p l oy ee; Sec ti on 551.076 - i m pl em entati on of s ec uri ty pers onnel or dev i c es ; S ec t i on 551.087 - de l i berati o n regardi ng ec onom i c d ev el opm ent negoti ati on; Sec ti on 5 51.089 - del i b erati on regardi ng s ec uri ty d ev i c es or s e c uri ty audi ts , and/or other m atters as authori z ed under the T ex as Gov ernm ent Code. If a C l os ed o r E x e c u t i v e Ses s i on i s hel d i n ac c ordanc e w i th the T ex as G ov ernm ent Code a s s et out abov e, the Ci ty Counc i l w i l l rec o nv ene i n O pen Ses s i on i n order to tak e ac ti on, i f nec es s ary , on the i t e m s addres s e d duri ng Ex ec uti v e Ses s i on. C it y Counc il M eet ing, J uly 14, 2 0 26 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 6

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). 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.