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M-1 • ResolutionCity of Tyler (Smith County)

Request that the City Council consider the designation of Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen (Hiland Dairy), City of Tyler, Texas, for industrial tax abatement, consider adoption of a Resolution nominating Hiland Dairy Foods, Inc. for designation as an Enterprise Project under the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 2303, and authorize the City Manager to finalize and enter into a tax abatement agreement with Hiland Dairy Foods, Inc. and to sign all documents necessary to imp

Presented in: City of Tyler City Council - October 16, 2024 on 2024-10-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Request that the City Council consider the designation of Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen (Hiland Dairy), City of Tyler, Texas, for industrial tax abatement, consider adoption of a Resolution nominating Hiland Dairy Foods, Inc. for designation as an Enterprise Project under the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 2303, and authorize the City Manager to finalize and enter into a tax abatement agreement with Hiland Dairy Foods, Inc. and to sign all documents necessary to imp”
SH
Stuart Hene
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
PH
Petra Hawkins
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
SM
Shonda Marsh
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
CC
Clint Childs
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
LN
Lloyd Nichols
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
CD
Carleen Dark-Bays
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Action item regarding Request that the City Council consider the designation of Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen (Hiland Dairy), City of Tyler, Texas, for industrial tax abatement, consider adoption of a Resolution nomina

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).