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8 • Regular AgendaCity of Orange (Orange County)

8.

Presented in: City of Orange City Council - September 01, 2026 on 2026-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion on 8.”
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 DJO URNM ENT S pec ial Call City Counc il M eeting, Septem ber 1, 2026 City of Orange, T ex as I f , duri ng the c ours e o f the m e eti ng and d i s c us s i on of any i tem s cov ered b y t hi s noti c e, Ci ty Counc i l determ i nes that a C l os ed E x ec uti v e Ses s i on of the Coun c i l i s requi red, then s u c h cl os ed m eeti ng w i l l be hel d as aut h o r i z ed by T ex as Gov ernm ent Code, C hapter 551, Sec ti on 551.071 - c ons ul tati on w i th c ouns el on l egal m atters ; Sec ti on 551.072 - del i berati on regardi ng purc h as e, e x chang e , l eas e or v a l ue o f real property ; S ec ti o n 551.073 - de l i b e rati on regardi ng a p ros pec ti v e gi f t; Sec ti on 551.074 - p ers on nel m a tters regardi ng the appoi ntm ent, em pl oy m ent, e v al uati on, reas s i gnm ent, duti es , di sc i pl i ne, or di s m i s sal of a p ubl i c o f f i c er o r em pl oy ee; Sec ti o n 551.076 - i m pl em e ntati on of s ec uri ty p ers onnel o r dev i c e s ; Sec ti on 551.087 - d el i berati on regard i ng e c o nom i c dev el o pm ent negoti ati on; Sec ti on 551.089 - del i berati on regardi ng s ec u ri ty dev i c e s or s ec uri ty audi t s , and/or other m atters a s authori z ed under the T ex a s G ov ernm ent Code. If a Cl o s ed or E x ec uti v e S es si on i s hel d i n ac c ordanc e w i th the T ex as Gov e rnm ent Code as s et out abov e, the Ci ty Counc i l w i l l rec onv ene i n O pen Ses s i on i n order t o tak e ac ti o n, i f nec es s a ry , on the i tem s a ddres s ed duri ng Ex ec uti v e Ses s i on. S pec ial Call City Counc il M eeting, Septem ber 1, 2026 City of Orange, T ex as Texas Penal C ode

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.