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2026-825 • OrdinancesCity of Big Spring (Howard County)
First Reading of an Ordinance Fixing an dLevying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for Said City for the Year 2026; Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Providing for Severability; and Establishing an Effective Date
Presented in: City of Big Spring City Council - August 25, 2026 on 2026-08-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: First Reading of an Ordinance Fixing an dLevying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for Said City for the Year 2026; Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Providing for Severability; and Establishi”
RM
Robert Moore
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
First Reading of an Ordinance Fixing an dLevying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for Said City for the Year 2026; Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Providing for Severability; and Establishing an Effective Date
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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).