(First Reading) Consider approval of an Ordinance (Budget Amendment #6) amending
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
(First Reading) Consider approval of an Ordinance (Budget Amendment #6) amending the City’s approved budget for FY 2025-2026 by increasing total appropriations in an amount not to exceed $100,000 from the City's Water Utility Fund balance and the City's Wastewater Utilities Fund balance for legal services related to PUC Docket No. 58988, pursuant to the City Council’s September 1, 2026 approval of an amendment to the engagement letter with Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C, for a total contract amount not to exceed $300,000.00. IX. City Council Items
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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).