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2025-1365 • OrdinancesCity of Amarillo (Potter County)
Consideration of Ordinance No. 8271 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 2026 Tax Year. This is the first reading of an ordinance app
Presented in: City of Amarillo City Council - September 22, 2026 on 2026-09-22
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.43070, which is effectively a 2.13% 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
DP
David Prescott
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LS
Les Simpson
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
NO
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consideration of Ordinance No. 8271 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 2026 Tax Year. This is the first reading of an ordinance app
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.6/10). 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).