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2025-0033-O • Regular AgendaCity of Temple (Bell County)
SECOND & FINAL READING: Consider adopting an ordinance approving the tax roll and authorizing calculation of the amount of tax that can be determined for all real and personal property in the City for the fiscal year 2026 (tax year 2025)
Presented in: Special Called City Council Meeting - August 28, 2025 on 2025-08-28
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Moved by Jessica Walker, seconded by Karl Kuykendall. B. Mayor Pro Tem Walker stated I move that the property tax increase reflected in the budget be approved – “This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $11,689,227 which is a 20.95 percent increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $3,450,556.””
TD
Tim Davis
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JW
Jessica Walker
Mayor Pro Tem (District 1)
YES
ZG
Zoe Grant
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
KK
Karl Kuykendall
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
MP
Michael Pilkington
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
SECOND & FINAL READING: Consider adopting an ordinance approving the tax roll and authorizing calculation of the amount of tax that can be determined for all real and personal property in the City for the fiscal year 2026 (tax year 2025). 4.
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).