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B. • BudgetCity of Friendswood (Galveston County)
Receive the Friendswood Property Tax and Court Collection Report.
Presented in: City Council on 2026-09-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Receive the Friendswood Property Tax and Court Collection Report.”
MF
Mike Foreman
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JE
John Ellisor
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SB
Sally Branson
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TH
Trish Hanks
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RJ
Robert J. Griffon
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RH
Randy Hale
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MP
Michael P. Ross
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Attached is the City's annual report of the progress of delinquent tax, municipal fine and fee, and utility account collection efforts, as submitted by the City's auditors, Perdue Brandon Feilder Collins & Motts LLP.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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).