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Item-4 • ResolutionsCity of Wichita Falls (Wichita County)

Order Expanding Departmental Regulatory Compliance Mandates & Interlocal Fee Assessments

Presented in: City of Wichita Falls City Council - August 24, 2026 on 2026-08-24
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Resolutions”
TS
Tim Short
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
WF
Whitney Flack
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
RB
Robert Brooks
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JB
Jeff Browning
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
MB
Mike Battaglino
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
TT
Tom Taylor
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
AC
Austin Cobb
Councilmember, Councilor At-Large (Councilor At-Large)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Roll-call action expanding local government spending, debt, regulatory mandates, or property restrictions.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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).