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M-1 • GeneralCity of Tyler (Smith County)
Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Tyler and the University of Texas at Tyler - Department of Civil & Construction Engineering and Management to establish a collaborative framework to enhance Infrastructure and Civil Engineering initiatives.
Presented in: City of Tyler City Council - January 28, 2026 on 2026-01-28
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Tyler and the University of Texas at Tyler - Department of Civil & Construction Engineering and Management to establish a collaborative framework to enhance Infrastructure and Civil Engineering initiatives.”
SH
Stuart Hene
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
PH
Petra Hawkins
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
SM
Shonda Marsh
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
CC
Clint Childs
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
LN
Lloyd Nichols
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
CD
Carleen Dark-Bays
Councilmember (District 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Action item regarding Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Tyler and the University of Texas at Tyler - Department of Civil & Const
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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).