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32 • Action ItemsCity of Temple (Bell County)

Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING: Consider amending ordinance number 94-2296 setting the City’s contribution rate to the Temple Firefighters Pension Fund for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027 and future years; providing a severability claus

Presented in: City Council Regular Meeting - December 04, 2025 on 2025-12-04
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Moved by Zoe Grant, seconded by Karl Kuykendall. Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING: Consider amending ordinance number 94-2296 setting the City’s contribution rate to the Temple Firefighters Pension Fund for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027 and future years; providing a severability clause; providing effective dates; and providing an open meetings clause.”
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

Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING: Consider amending ordinance number 94-2296 setting the City’s contribution rate to the Temple Firefighters Pension Fund for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027 and future years; providing a severability clause; providing effective dates; and providing an open meetings clause.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). 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).