25. • ResolutionsCity of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)

Resolution to consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, also being Tax Year 2026, and taking a record vote; setting the date for the City’s proposed FY 2027 budget and proposed FY 2027

Presented in: City of Corpus Christi City Council - August 11, 2026 on 2026-08-11

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 1)

“Motion to passed Item #25.: Resolution to consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, also being Tax Year 2026, and taking a record vote; se”

Roland Barrera

Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1)

ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Resolution to consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, also being Tax Year 2026, and taking a record vote; setting the date for the City’s proposed FY 2027 budget and proposed FY 2027 ad valorem tax rate public hearings and first reading ordinances on September 1, 2026, with adoption of the FY 2027 budget and FY 2027 ad valorem tax rate on September 8, 2026.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.