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15 • Regular AgendaCity of Orange (Orange County)

13.

Presented in: City of Orange City Council - April 14, 2026 on 2026-04-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion on 13.”
LS
Larry Spears Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
MC
Matt Chandler
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
BC
Brad Childs
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
TT
Terrie T. Salter
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
MM
Mary McKenna
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
GT
George T. Mortimer
Councilmember (At-Large Place 5)
YES
PB
Paul Burch
Councilmember (At-Large Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A D JO URNM ENT Cit y Counc il Meet ing, A pril 14, 2026 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 3 Al l i t em s l i s t ed on the C ons ent a re c ons i dered to be routi ne and non-c o ntrov ers i al by the Counc i l and w i l l b e approv ed b y one m oti on. T here w i l l b e no s e parate di s c us s i on of thes e i tem s unl es s a Counc i l Mem ber s o reques ts i n w hi c h c a s e t h e i tem w i l l be rem o v ed f rom the Cons ent and c ons i dered as part o f the norm al order of bus i n es s . If , duri ng t he c o u r s e of the m eeti ng and di s cus s i on of any i t e m s c ov ered by thi s noti ce, Ci t y Counc i l determ i n es that a Cl o s ed Ex e c uti v e Ses si on of the Counc i l i s requi red, then s uc h c l os ed m eeti ng w i l l be hel d as a u thori z ed by T e x as G o v ernm ent Code, Chapter 551, Sec ti on 551.071 - c o ns ul tati on w i th c o uns el on l egal m at t e r s ; Sec ti o n 5 51.072 - del i berati on regardi ng purc has e, ex c ha nge, l eas e or v al u e of real p roperty ; Sec ti on 5 51.073 - del i berati on regardi ng a pros pec ti v e gi f t; Sec ti on 551.074 - pers onnel m atters regardi ng the appoi ntm ent, em p l o y m ent, ev al uati o n, reas s i gnm ent, duti es , di s c i pl i ne, or di s m i s s al of a publ i c of f i c er or em p l oy ee; Sec ti on 551.076 - i m pl em entati on of s ec uri ty pers onnel or dev i c es ; S ec t i on 551.0 8 7 - del i berati o n regardi ng ec onom i c d ev el opm ent negoti ati on; Sec ti on 5 51.089 - del i b erati on regardi ng s ec uri ty d ev i c es or s e c uri ty audi ts , and/or other m atters as a u t h ori z ed under the T ex as Gov ernm ent Code. If a C l os ed o r Ex e c uti v e Ses s i on i s h el d i n ac c ordanc e w i t h t h e T ex as G ov ernm ent Code as s e t o u t abov e, the Ci ty Counc i l w i l l rec o nv ene i n O pen Ses s i on i n order to tak e ac ti on, i f nec es s ary , on the i t e m s addres s e d duri ng Ex ec uti v e Ses s i on. Cit y Counc il Meet ing, A pril 14, 2026 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 4 Texas Penal Code 30.06: “Purs uant t o Sec ti on 30.06, P enal Code (tres pas s by l i c ens e hol der wi th a c onc e al ed handgun), a p ers o n l i c ens ed under Subc hapter H, Chapter 411, G ov ernment Code (handgun l i c ens i ng l aw), may not enter thi s property wi th a c onc eal ed handgun” “De c onformi dad c on l a S ec ci ón 3 0.06 del c ódi go penal (entrada de pers ona c on l i c enc i a de portar o l l ev ar armas de mano oc ul ta), una pers ona l i c enc i a d a b aj o el s ubc apítul o H, c apítul o 411 del c ódi go de gobi erno (l ey de l i c e nc i a c i ón para portar o l l ev a r armas de mano) no se permi te e ntrar en es ta propi edad c o n “ni nguna a rmas de mano oc ul ta” Texas Penal Code 30.07: “Purs uant t o Sec ti on 30.07, P enal Code (tres pas s by l i c ens e hol der wi th a n o p en ly c arri ed handgun), a pers on l i c ens ed under Subc hapter H, Chapter 411, G ov ernment Code (handgun l i c e

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).