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16 • 7. Regular Agenda - This agenda consists of items requiring individual consideration by Council.City of Bryan (Brazos County)
Action - Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Bryan, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026; specifying the terms and features of said certificates; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and a limited pledge of the surplus revenues from the operation of the City’s waterworks and sewer system; and resolving other matters related thereto, includin
Presented in: City of Bryan: Bryan City Council Second Regular Meeting on 2026-06-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action - Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Bryan, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026; specifying the terms and features of said certificates; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and a limited pledge of the surplus revenues from the operation of the City’s waterworks and sewer system; and resolving other matters related thereto, includin”
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 adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Bryan, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026; specifying the terms and features of s
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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).