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6 • ORDINANCETown of Lawn (Taylor County)
Ordinance Expanding Municipal Code Enforcement Penalties, Permit Fees, and Property Restrictions
Presented in: Town of Lawn Town Council Regular Meeting on 2025-12-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
VB
Veronica Burleson
Mayor
YES
RM
Roy Mourot
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JS
Jerry Stevens
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DG
Donnie Griffith
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
SG
Sherry Gilmore
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JC
John Cash, Sr.
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Town Council public docket item 6 on 2025-12-16
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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).