Ordinance 2026-0575

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0575 ORDINANCE approving the creation of a Special Revenue Fund “Houston Public Library Foundation Support Fund” with zero beginning Fund Balance to receive Revenues from the Houston Public Library Foundation; establishing Sources and Uses of Funds therein for City’s Initiatives to support Library Materials and Public Programs; appropriating any and all Funds received into the Fund for the purposes set out herein and authorizing expenditures consistent with the purpose thereof; containing provisions related thereto ORDINANCES - cont’d

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).