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Q. • Action Items / OrdinancesCity of Coppell (Dallas County)

Consider approval of a Resolution requesting that the Texas Municipal

Presented in: City of Coppell City Council on 2025 on 2025-09-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider approval of a Resolution requesting that the Texas Municipal”
WM
Wes Mays
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JW
Jim Walker
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BH
Brianna Hinojosa-Smith
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DC
Don Carroll
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
KN
Kevin Nevels
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RP
Ramesh Premkumar
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BM
Biju Mathew
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
MH
Mark Hill
Councilmember, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Q. Consider approval of a Resolution requesting that the Texas Municipal League submit to the Texas Legislature a proposal to amend Section 102.005 of the Local Government Code to reduce the required posting period for a proposed municipal budget from 30 days to 21 days; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). 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).