Second Reading and Public Hearing There were no speakers regarding this item at the September 1, 2026, City Council Meeting. First Reading and Public Hearing The proposed ordinance will amend Ordinance O-25-2342 that approved and adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for several purposes:<ol start="1" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="1"><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:15px;font-family: initial;text-align:justify;">To transfer the FY 2026 General Fund year-end operating surplus to the Capital Projects Fund for future capital projects;</li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:15px;font-family: initial;text-align:justify;">To transfer the FY 2026 Utility Fund year-end operating surplus to the Utility Capital Projects Fund for future utility capital projects; and</li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:15px;font-family: initial;text-align:justify;">To transfer the FY 2026 Drainage Fund year-end operating surplus to the Drainage Capital Projects Fund for future drainage capital projects. </li></ol>In accordance with Section 9.04 (D) of the Charter of the City of Colleyville, the proposed ordinance will authorize the City Manager to transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance from one department to another, if expenditures in a department exceed the adopted budget.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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.