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2026-762 • OrdinancesCity of Elgin (Bastrop County)
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR. (Pamela Sanders, Acting Finance Director)
Presented in: City of Elgin City Council - September 01, 2026 on 2026-09-01
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR. (Pamela Sanders”
TM
Theresa McShan
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR. (Pamela Sanders, Acting Finance Director)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.6/10). 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).