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2026-300 • OrdinancesCity of Alpine (Brewster County)

Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance 2026-03-04, an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget to Appropriate Funds for Municipal Swimming Pool Improvements; Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds for the Municipal Pool Rehabilitation P

Presented in: City of Alpine - March 17, 2026 on 2026-03-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance 2026-03-04, an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget to Appropriate Funds for Municipal Swimming Pool Improvements; Authorizing the Expen”
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

Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance 2026-03-04, an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget to Appropriate Funds for Municipal Swimming Pool Improvements; Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds for the Municipal Pool Rehabilitation P

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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).