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2026-31 • OrdinancesCity of Balch Springs (Dallas County)
Consideration and action approval of an ordinance amending the Annual Budget for the City for Fiscal Year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, providing that expenditures shall be made in accordance with said budget as amended.
Presented in: City of Balch Springs City Council - March 09, 2026 on 2026-03-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve Item #2026-31: Consideration and action approval of an ordinance amending the Annual Budget for the City for Fiscal Year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, providing that expenditures s”
RT
Rodney Taylor
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consideration and action approval of an ordinance amending the Annual Budget for the City for Fiscal Year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, providing that expenditures shall be made in accordance with said budget as amended.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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).