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2025-711 • OrdinancesCity of Balch Springs (Dallas County)
Consideration and action regarding the adoption of an ordinance to adopt the tax rate of $0.794629 per $100, for the year 2025 (Fiscal Year 2026) as of January 1, 2026.
Presented in: City of Balch Springs City Council - September 08, 2025 on 2025-09-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consideration and action regarding the adoption of an ordinance to adopt the tax rate of $0.794629 per $100, for the year 2025 (Fiscal Year 2026) as of January 1, 2026.”
RT
Rodney Taylor
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consideration and action regarding the adoption of an ordinance to adopt the tax rate of $0.794629 per $100, for the year 2025 (Fiscal Year 2026) as of January 1, 2026.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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).