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21 • Regular AgendaCity of Orange (Orange County)

14.

Presented in: City of Orange City Council - October 13, 2026 on 2026-10-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion on 14.”
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

RECO NVENE IN O PEN SESSIO N a) T ak e ac ti on as nec es s ary regardi ng i tem s 13 a (1) a nd 13 a (2). May or/Counc i l 15 . 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 al by the Counc i l and w i l l be a pprov ed by o ne 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 M em b er 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 o f t h e m eeti ng and di s cus s i on of any i t e m s c ov ered by thi s noti ce, Ci t y Counc i l determ i ne s 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 aut h ori z ed by T e x as G o v ernm ent Code, Chapter 551, Sec ti on 551.071 - c ons ul tati on w i th c o uns el on l egal m atters ; Sec ti o n 55 1 . 0 72 - del i berati on regardi ng purc has e, ex c hang e, l eas e or v al u e of real p roperty ; Sec ti on 5 51.073 - d el 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 the appoi ntm ent, em pl o y m e nt, 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 o r dev i c es ; Sec ti o n 551.087 - del i berati o n regardi ng ec onom i c d ev el opm ent negoti ati on; Sec ti on 551.089 - 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 a s Gov ernm en t C o de. If a C l os ed o r Ex e c uti v e Ses s i on i s h e l 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 C ounc 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. Cit y Counc il M eet ing, Oc t ober 13, 2026 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 6

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.