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15 • 6. Regular Agenda - This agenda consists of items requiring individual consideration by Council.City of Bryan (Brazos County)
Action - Consider second and final reading of an ordinance on a proposal to adopt a property tax rate of $0.624000 per $100.00 assessed valuation, increasing the total tax revenue from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 5.96% (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of No-New-Revenue Rate or Voter-Approval Rate as calculated under Tax Code, Chapter 26) (Note: This is the same tax rate as the current tax rate of $0.624000.)
Presented in: City of Bryan: Bryan City Council Special Meeting on 2025-09-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action - Consider second and final reading of an ordinance on a proposal to adopt a property tax rate of $0.624000 per $100.00 assessed valuation, increasing the total tax revenue from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 5.96% (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of No-New-Revenue Rate or Voter-Approval Rate as calculated under Tax Code, Chapter 26) (Note: This is the same tax rate as the current tax rate of $0.624000.)”
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 - Consider second and final reading of an ordinance on a proposal to adopt a property tax rate of $0.624000 per $100.00 assessed valuation, increasing the total tax revenue from properties on t
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.