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Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Amarillo Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-04-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
ST
Steve Trafton
Director, Place 3
YES
TW
Tom Warren
Director, Place 4
YES
MP
Melinda Powell
Director, Place 5
YES
GJ
Gary Jennings
Director, Place 1
YES
JC
John Coffee
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board public docket item 5 on 2026-04-15
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.