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2026-1527 • Public HearingCity of Amarillo (Potter County)
PUBLIC HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET:This Budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by $2,063,963 which is a 2.58% increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added t
Presented in: City of Amarillo City Council - September 29, 2026 on 2026-09-29
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“PUBLIC HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET:This Budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by $2,063,963 which is a 2.58% increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added t”
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)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
PUBLIC HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET:This Budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by $2,063,963 which is a 2.58% increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added t
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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).