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2024-633 • OrdinancesCity of Garden Ridge (Comal County)

Take action on Ordinance No. 242-092024 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Garden Ridge, Texas, adopting a Tax Rate of $0.255156 per one hundred dollars ($100.00) consisting of the approved Maintenance and Operation Rate and Debt Service Rate

Presented in: City of Garden Ridge - September 04, 2024 on 2024-09-04
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Take action on Ordinance No. 242-092024 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Garden Ridge, Texas, adopting a Tax Rate of $0.255156 per one hundred dollars ($100.00) consisting of the approv”
LS
YES
KS
Kelly Smith
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JM
Jim Mueller
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
KH
Krendra Harralson
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JH
Jim Hunter
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BR
Brian Reyes
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Take action on Ordinance No. 242-092024 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Garden Ridge, Texas, adopting a Tax Rate of $0.255156 per one hundred dollars ($100.00) consisting of the approved Maintenance and Operation Rate and Debt Service Rate

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.