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Item-4 • Regular AgendaCity of Rockport (Aransas County)
DISCUSSION ITEMS, DIRECTIONS, AND UPDATES ON BUDGET AND TAX RATE
Presented in: City of Rockport City Council - August 05, 2025 on 2025-08-05
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: DISCUSSION ITEMS, DIRECTIONS, AND UPDATES ON BUDGET AND TAX RATE”
TJ
Tim Jayroe
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
DISCUSSION ITEMS, DIRECTIONS, AND UPDATES ON BUDGET AND TAX RATE
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).