Consider and take appropriate action on Resolution R-24-25, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Kaufman, Texas, setting a public hearing for September 8, 2025, to receive public input on the advisability of the adoption of a Wastewater Impact Fee within the corporate limits and ETJ of the City and providing an effective date.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

As part of the City’s strategic planning for future infrastructure and growth, staff worked with consultants to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a new wastewater impact fee. This fee is intended to ensure that new development contributes its fair share toward the cost of expanding and improving the City’s wastewater system. Resolution R-24-25 sets a public hearing for September 8, 2025, to allow the public to provide input on the proposed adoption of the wastewater impact fee and related amendments to the City’s Impact Fee Schedule. The hearing is a required step in the process towards adopting a new impact fee and promoting transparency and public engagement in the City’s infrastructure planning efforts.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). 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).