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2025-230 • Regular AgendaCity of Venus (Johnson County)
Discuss and Consider a change to Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) employee contribution rate from 7% to 8% deduction from gross pay. (Westen)
Presented in: City of Venus City Council - September 22, 2025 on 2025-09-22
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (2 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Discuss and Consider a change to Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) employee contribution rate from 7% to 8% deduction from gross pay. (Westen)”
AG
Alejandro Galaviz
Mayor
YES
TH
Teresa Hoffman
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Discuss and Consider a change to Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) employee contribution rate from 7% to 8% deduction from gross pay. (Westen)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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).