5 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Resolution - 2025 JAG Program

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-06-01

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Approved on the Consent Agenda. Resolution No. 13-2026, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE 2025 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS SHARING AND FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN DALLAS COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF BALCH SPRINGS, CARROLLTON, DALLAS, DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, GARLAND, GRAND PRAIRIE, IRVING, LANCASTER, MESQUITE, RICHARDSON, AND ROWLETT; AUTHORIZING AN EQUITABLE REDISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS THEREBY REDUCING MESQUITE’S FORMULA ALLOCATION TO THE REVISED AMOUNT OF $36,933.18; DESIGNATING THE CITY OF DALLAS AS THE APPLICANT AND FISCAL AGENT; AND DESIGNATING THE POLICE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE AS THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIGNING ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT. (Resolution No. 13-2026 recorded in Resolution Book No. 74.)”

Daniel Alemán, Jr.

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

“Aye”

Jeff Casper

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

“Aye”

Kenny Green

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

“Aye”

Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross

Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

“Aye”

Andrew Hubacek

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

“Aye”

B.W. Smith

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

“Aye”

Brandon Murden

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

“Aye”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approved on the Consent Agenda. Resolution No. 13-2026, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE 2025 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS SHARING AND FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN DALLAS COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF BALCH SPRINGS, CARROLLTON, DALLAS, DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, GARLAND, GRAND PRAIRIE, IRVING, LANCASTER, MESQUITE, RICHARDSON, AND ROWLETT; AUTHORIZING AN EQUITABLE REDISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS THEREBY REDUCING MESQUITE’S FORMULA ALLOCATION TO THE REVISED AMOUNT OF $36,933.18; DESIGNATING THE CITY OF DALLAS AS THE APPLICANT AND FISCAL AGENT; AND DESIGNATING THE POLICE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE AS THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIGNING ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT. (Resolution No. 13-2026 recorded in Resolution Book No. 74.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.