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16 • GENERALHarris County Emergency Services District #50 (Harris County)

5. A speaker who is determined by the Board President to be disrupting a meeting shall immediately cease the disruptive activity or leave the meeting room if ordered to do so by the Board President. A member of the Board of Commissioners may comment

Presented in: Harris County ESD #50 Regular Board Meeting on 2026-06-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve 5. A speaker who is determined by the Board President to be disrupting a meeting shall immediately cease the disruptive ”
AC
Alma Cedillo
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BB
Brenda Biggers
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JO
Jim Owens
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RB
Robert Ballew
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MB
Michael Burr
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5. A speaker who is determined by the Board President to be disrupting a meeting shall immediately cease the disruptive activity or leave the meeting room if ordered to do so by the Board President. A member of the Board of Commissioners may comment publicly on matters brought to their attention during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Such public comments shall be confined to stating a factual matter, reciting existing policy, or a request that a matter be placed on a future meeting agenda. Such public comment shall not include any “deliberation” as defined by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.