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Item-4 • ResolutionsCity of Wichita Falls (Wichita County)

Order Expanding Departmental Regulatory Compliance Mandates & Interlocal Fee Assessments

Presented in: City of Wichita Falls City Council - August 24, 2026 on 2026-08-24
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Resolutions”
TS
Tim Short
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
WF
Whitney Flack
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
RB
Robert Brooks
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
JB
Jeff Browning
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
MB
Mike Battaglino
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
TT
Tom Taylor
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
AC
Austin Cobb
Councilmember (Councilor At-Large)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Roll-call action expanding local government spending, debt, regulatory mandates, or property restrictions.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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).