City Council

Agenda — 5 items

1. Citizen Agenda & Public CommentAn opportunity for citizens to address the Mayor and City Council on matters which are not scheduled for consideration by the City Council on this agenda. In order to address the Council, a Public Meeting Appearance Card must be completed and presented to the City Secretary prior to the start of the Council meeting. The Texas Open Meeting Act prohibits deliberation by the City Council of any subject which is not on the posted agenda, therefore the Council will not be able to discuss or take any action on items brought up during the citizen presentations. Citizen presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per person. Persons wishing to provide comments on an item appearing on this agenda must complete a Public Meeting Appearance Card and present it to the City Secretary prior to the item being called on the agenda and wait until recognized by the Mayor or other presiding officer before speaking on the item when that item is called for discussion.
2. <strong>Mayor & Council Member Announcements and Requests for Future Agenda Items</strong><br id="isPasted">The City Council may hear or make reports of community interest provided no action is taken or discussed. Community interest items may include information regarding upcoming schedules of events, honorary recognitions, and announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
3. The City Manager’s Report may provide information on status of current city projects and other projects affecting the City, meetings and actions of the city’s boards and commissions, upcoming local community events, including, but not limited to, departmental operations and capital improvement project status. No action will be taken with respect to this report.
4. Consider and Act on an Ordinance Levying the Ad Valorem for the 2026 Tax Year at a Rate of $0.621953 per $100 Assessed Valuation on all Taxable Property within the City's Corporate Limits as of January 1, 2026. This Taxpayer Impact Statement shows for the median-value homestead property in the City, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal yearTaxpayer Impact StatementFY 2026 AdoptedFY 2027 ProposedFY 2027 No-New Revenue Tax RateTotal Tax Rate$ 0.559711$ 0.621953$ 0.570721Median Value Homestead Taxable Value$ 316,495$ 306,127$ 306,127Median Value Homestead Property Tax Bill$ 1,771.46$ 1,903.97$ 1,747.13Difference to Current Year Tax Bill$ 132.51$ (24.33)
5. Consider and Act on an Ordinance approving and adopting the budget for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. This Taxpayer Impact Statement shows for the median-value homestead property in the City, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal yearTaxpayer Impact StatementFY 2026 AdoptedFY 2027 ProposedFY 2027 No-New Revenue Tax RateTotal Tax Rate$ 0.559711$ 0.621953$ 0.570721Median Value Homestead Taxable Value$ 316,495$ 306,127$ 306,127Median Value Homestead Property Tax Bill$ 1,771.46$ 1,903.97$ 1,747.13Difference to Current Year Tax Bill$ 132.51$ (24.33)

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