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Item-21 • ResolutionsCity of Wichita Falls (Wichita County)
Order Implementing Administrative Hiring Freeze & Consolidating Duplicative Contracts
Presented in: City of Wichita Falls City Council - September 15, 2026 on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.4/10 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 restraining local government cost, regulatory scope, or property-rights burden.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.