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6 • FINANCECity of Horizon City (El Paso County)
Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate
Presented in: City of Horizon City City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-03-03
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Review and take action on capital improvement projects and municipal utility contracts”
AR
Andres Renteria
Mayor
YES
GO
Guillermo Ortega
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
SQ
Scott Quiroz
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RO
Rocio Ortega
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
RA
Robert Avila
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
KA
Katherine Ames
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Public record item 6 on 2026-03-03
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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).