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6 • ORDINANCECity of Rusk (Cherokee County)
Order Approving Private Property Land-Use Variance & Waiving Municipal Permitting Fees
Presented in: City of Rusk City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-10-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
BM
Ben Middlebrooks
Mayor
YES
JB
Jim Beindorf
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
MS
Maxine Session
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
YA
Yash Asarsa
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MN
Martha Neely
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
CP
Chucky Pate
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 6 on 2026-10-04
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). 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.