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2025-1621 • OrdinancesCity of Amarillo (Potter County)
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8219 APPROVING THE CITY OF AMARILLO TAX ROLL, SETTING AN AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE AND LEVYING A TAX ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE 2025 TAX YEAR:This is the first reading of an ordinance appr
Presented in: City of Amarillo City Council - September 09, 2025 on 2025-09-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.43070, which is effectively a 15.30 percent increase in the tax rate”
CS
Cole Stanley
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
TR
Tim Reid
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DT
Don Tipps
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
LS
Les Simpson
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8219 APPROVING THE CITY OF AMARILLO TAX ROLL, SETTING AN AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE AND LEVYING A TAX ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE 2025 TAX YEAR:This is the first reading of an ordinance appr
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).