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16 • 7. Regular Agenda - This agenda consists of items requiring individual consideration by Council.City of Bryan (Brazos County)
Action - Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Bryan, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026; specifying the terms and features of said certificates; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and a limited pledge of the surplus revenues from the operation of the City’s waterworks and sewer system; and resolving other matters related thereto, includin
Presented in: City of Bryan: Bryan City Council Second Regular Meeting on 2026-06-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action - Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Bryan, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026; specifying the terms and features of said certificates; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City and a limited pledge of the surplus revenues from the operation of the City’s waterworks and sewer system; and resolving other matters related thereto, includin”
BG
Bobby Gutierrez
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
PT
Paul Torres
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
RA
Ray Arrington
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
JS
Jared Salvato
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
JE
James Edge
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
ME
Marca Ewers-Shurtleff
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
KB
Kevin Boriskie
Councilmember (At-Large Place 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City of Bryan Docket Item: Action - Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Bryan, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026; specifying the terms and features of s
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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).