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72215-6710 • Public HearingCity of San Angelo (Tom Green County)

Second reading and public hearing of an ordinance adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $5,716,170 (9.7%), and of that

Presented in: City of San Angelo City Council - September 02, 2025 on 2025-09-02
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Second reading and public hearing of an ordinance adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $5,716,170 (9.7%), and of that ”
TT
Tom Thompson
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
TH
Tommy Hiebert
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
JS
Joe Self
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
HT
Harry Thomas
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
PK
Patrick Keely
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
KH
Karen Hesse Smith
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
MC
Mary Coffey
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Second reading and public hearing of an ordinance adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $5,716,170 (9.7%), and of that

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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.