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P-1 • Budget & FinanceCity of Tyler (Smith County)
Request that the City Council: 1) Consider receiving a presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget; 2) Consider voting to place proposals to adopt an ad valorem tax rate and adopt the final fiscal year 2025-2026 budget as action items for the September 10, 2025 City Council meeting, and; 3) Consider voting to schedule public hearings on the proposed property tax rate and the proposed budget on the agendas for the August 27, 2025 and September 10, 2025 City Council Meetings.
Presented in: City of Tyler City Council - August 13, 2025 on 2025-08-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Request that the City Council: 1) Consider receiving a presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget; 2) Consider voting to place proposals to adopt an ad valorem tax rate and adopt the final fiscal year 2025-2026 budget as action items for the September 10, 2025 City Council meeting, and; 3) Consider voting to schedule public hearings on the proposed property tax rate and the proposed budget on the agendas for the August 27, 2025 and September 10, 2025 City Council Meetings.”
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: 1) Consider receiving a presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget; 2) Consider voting to place proposals to adopt an ad valorem tax rate and adopt the fi
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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.