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2025-129 • OrdinancesCity of Alpine (Brewster County)
Discuss changing the ordinances for City of Alpine boards and commissions to remove the requirement from having formal meetings and quorum requirements so that the boards and commissions can meet in a workshop environment in order to provide timely advice
Presented in: City of Alpine - February 18, 2025 on 2025-02-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Discuss changing the ordinances for City of Alpine boards and commissions to remove the requirement from having formal meetings and quorum requirements so that the boards and commissions can meet in a”
CE
Catherine Eaves
Mayor
YES
RP
Richard Portillo
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EM
Eva Martinez
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RR
Robert Rückes
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
LE
Lucy Escovedo
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RS
Rick Stephens
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Discuss changing the ordinances for City of Alpine boards and commissions to remove the requirement from having formal meetings and quorum requirements so that the boards and commissions can meet in a workshop environment in order to provide timely advice
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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).