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2025-517 • OrdinancesCity of Friendswood (Galveston County)
Consider an ordinance for first and final reading adopting and levying the ad valorem tax rate for maintenance and operation expenditures for the City of Friendswood's fiscal year commencing October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026, and adopting and
Presented in: City of Friendswood City Council - September 08, 2025 on 2025-09-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consider an ordinance for first and final reading adopting and levying the ad valorem tax rate for maintenance and operation expenditures for the City of Friendswood's fiscal year commencing October 1”
MF
Mike Foreman
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider an ordinance for first and final reading adopting and levying the ad valorem tax rate for maintenance and operation expenditures for the City of Friendswood's fiscal year commencing October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026, and adopting and
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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.