Special Council Meeting, Tuesday, September 22, 2026

OPENING

PLEDGE                                                                                                                                          

CITIZENS COMMENT

At this time comments will be taken from citizens on any subject matter that is on the agenda.  All comments are limited to a maximum of three minutes for each speaker. As specified in the Texas Open Meetings Act, any deliberation of, or decision about a subject not included on the current meeting notice shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. Speakers shall not and are not permitted to make personal or impertinent remarks or use vulgar, profane, inflammatory, slanderous, or defamatory language.)  No action can be taken on an item not specified on the current agenda. 

OPEN SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS –

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND ACTION TAKEN IF NEEDED:

1.     CONSIDER/APPROVE/TAKE ACTION ON THE 2ND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2026/2027 BUDGET

·       THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET BY $165,094 OR 14.9% AND OF THAT AMOUNT $1,411 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.

2.     CONSIDER/APPROVE/TAKE ACTION ON THE 2ND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2026 TAX RATE

TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT-PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.043(C) MEDIAN-VALUED HOMESTEAD PROPERTY

·       2025 MEDIAN TAXABLE VALUE OF HOMESTEAD: $43,901

·       2025 PROPERTY TAX BILL: $391.25

·       2026 ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX BILL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET IF ADOPTED: $408.21

·       2026 ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX BILL OF A BALANCED BUDGET FUNDED AT THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE IS ADOPTED: $339.46

3.     ADJOURN