Conduct a public hearing regarding the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Municipal Budget for the City of Friendswood.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

This item allows the City Council to receive public comment regarding <span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Municipal Budget for the City of Friendswood.</span> <br><br>On August 3, 2026, the City Council called for a public hearing regarding the City's proposed FY 2026-27 municipal budget to occur on Monday, August 24, 2026, at 5:30 P.M., in the City Council Chamber located in City Hall, 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas 77546.  Notice of said public hearing was posted on the City's notice boards and website on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and published in 1) <em>The Reporter News</em> on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 2) <em>The Daily News </em>for Galveston County on Thursday, August 6, 2026, and 3) <em>Daily Court Review </em>for Harris County on Friday, August 7, 2026.  A copy of the notice is attached for your review.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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).