Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances by amending Chapter 2 "Administration", Article II "Boards, Committees, Commissions", by adding a new Division 12 "Downtown Advisory Board".

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Rowlett currently has several boards and commissions that serve as advisory bodies to the City Council. These groups provide expertise to help shape the City Council’s policy-making and advocacy that supports important components of the City’s quality of life. To foster the execution and ongoing focus on the Downtown district, this item contemplates the creation of a Downtown Advisory Board.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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).