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2026-1441 • Regular AgendaCity of Amarillo (Potter County)
Discuss and Consider Proposed Tax Rate. This item is to discuss and consider the proposed tax rate for maintenance and operation and debt service for the proposed 2026/2027 City of Amarillo fiscal year budget.
Presented in: City of Amarillo City Council - September 14, 2026 on 2026-09-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 2)
“adopt the No New Revenue tax rate of $0.42710 as the proposed tax ceiling”
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)
NO
LS
Les Simpson
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
NO
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Discuss and Consider Proposed Tax Rate. This item is to discuss and consider the proposed tax rate for maintenance and operation and debt service for the proposed 2026/2027 City of Amarillo fiscal year budget.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.7/10). 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).