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6 • ORDINANCECity of Burke (Angelina County)
Ordinance Sunset-Reviewing and Repealing Duplicative Code Enforcement Fines & Licensing Rules
Presented in: City of Burke City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
JT
John Thomas Jones
Mayor
YES
PM
Paul Mettlen
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
WH
Wayne Hodges
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DC
Donald Crager
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MB
Misty Boggs
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
CM
Charlotte Morris Carter
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Roll-call action restraining local government cost, regulatory scope, or property-rights burden.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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.