Consider the submission of the 2026 No-New-Revenue Tax Rate of $0.445102 per $100 taxable value and the Voter-Approval Tax Rate of $0.472959 per $100 taxable value; and take appropriate action. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Honor the Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One and Indivisible. This portion of the meeting is set aside for members of the public to address the City Council on any item of business that is not formally scheduled on the agenda as a Public Hearing item. Members of the public should complete a Public Meeting Appearance Card prior to the meeting and present it to the City Secretary. Speakers are allowed up to five (5) minutes to speak. The City Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this portion that are not on the agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a speaker’s inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry. Anyone wishing to speak shall (i) address the City Council directly not City staff or otherwise; (ii) be courteous, respectful, and cordial; and (iii) refrain from making personal, demeaning, insulting, threatening, and/or disparaging remarks, as to maintain decorum and support the efficient and orderly flow of the meeting. Consent Agenda: All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. CC WS & CC Special Meeting Minutes 08.17.2026.pdf CC WS & CC Regular Meeting Minutes 08.24.2026.pdf CC Memo-Submission of 2026 Tax Rate-09.08.2026.pdf

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.