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2025-655 • Public HearingCity of Balch Springs (Dallas County)
Conduct a Public Hearing on the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of $0.794629, per $100 assessed valuation on taxable property, for the year 2025-2026.
Presented in: City of Balch Springs City Council - August 25, 2025 on 2025-08-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Conduct a Public Hearing on the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of $0.794629, per $100 assessed valuation on taxable property, for the year 2025-2026.”
RT
Rodney Taylor
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Conduct a Public Hearing on the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of $0.794629, per $100 assessed valuation on taxable property, for the year 2025-2026.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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).