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A. • OrdinanceCity of Sugar Land (Fort Bend County)

First and Final Reading: Ordinance N o. 2416 - FY26 Budget Amendment to Projections

Presented in: City Council Meeting on 2026-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 2416.”
CM
Carol McCutcheon
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SW
Suzanne Whatley
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
SS
Sanjay Singhal
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
SJ
Stewart Jacobson
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
RM
Rick Miller
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
JV
Jim Vonderhaar
Councilmember, At-Large Position 1 (At-Large Position 1)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approve the First and Final Reading of Ordinance No. 2416, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Sugar Land, Texas, amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget for the City of Sugar Land, Texas to provide that the revised budget addresses funds relating to certain capital and operating budget matters and that this amendment be adopted as the budgeted amount for those funds.

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).