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2025-561 • Regular AgendaCity of Rockport (Aransas County)
Proposed FY2025 Tax Rate and FY2025-2026 Budget:i. Take a record vote on the FY2025 proposed voter-approved tax rate of $.446530/$100. The rate breakdown is $.231403/$100 for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and $.215127/$100 for Interest & Sinking (I&S
Presented in: City of Rockport City Council - August 12, 2025 on 2025-08-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Proposed FY2025 Tax Rate and FY2025-2026 Budget:i. Take a record vote on the FY2025 proposed voter-approved tax rate of $.446530/$100. The rate breakdown is $.231403/$100 for Maintenance & Operati”
TJ
Tim Jayroe
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Proposed FY2025 Tax Rate and FY2025-2026 Budget:i. Take a record vote on the FY2025 proposed voter-approved tax rate of $.446530/$100. The rate breakdown is $.231403/$100 for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and $.215127/$100 for Interest & Sinking (I&S
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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.