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30 • 7. Regular Agenda - This agenda consists of items requiring individual consideration by Council.City of Bryan (Brazos County)

Action - Consideration - Vote on tax rate proposal and schedule public hearing on proposed tax rate. Vote to place a proposal to adopt the staff recommended property tax rate of $0.62400 per $100 of assessed valuation, or another rate as proposed by the City Council, on the regular agenda of the September 10, 2024, City Council meeting, and the regular agenda of the September 17, 2024, City Council meeting. Schedule public hearing on the proposed tax rate on September 10, 2024. (The staff's reco

Presented in: City of Bryan: Bryan City Council Second Regular Meeting on 2024-08-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action - Consideration - Vote on tax rate proposal and schedule public hearing on proposed tax rate. Vote to place a proposal to adopt the staff recommended property tax rate of $0.62400 per $100 of assessed valuation, or another rate as proposed by the City Council, on the regular agenda of the September 10, 2024, City Council meeting, and the regular agenda of the September 17, 2024, City Council meeting. Schedule public hearing on the proposed tax rate on September 10, 2024. (The staff's reco”
BG
Bobby Gutierrez
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
PT
Paul Torres
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
RA
Ray Arrington
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JS
Jared Salvato
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
JE
James Edge
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
ME
Marca Ewers-Shurtleff
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
KB
Kevin Boriskie
Councilmember, At-Large Place 6 (At-Large Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

City of Bryan Docket Item: Action - Consideration - Vote on tax rate proposal and schedule public hearing on proposed tax rate. Vote to place a proposal to adopt the staff recommended property tax rate of $0.62400 per $100 of a

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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).