5 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Ordinance - Police Department staffing

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-04-20

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5238, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATIONS AND TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION OF THE MESQUITE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS OF MAY 1, 2026; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5238 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.) ”

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. Ordinance No. 5238, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATIONS AND TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION OF THE MESQUITE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS OF MAY 1, 2026; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5238 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).