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D.1. • BudgetCity of Sherman (Grayson County)
First Public Hearing Required by the Charter to Adopt a Budget and Provide for the Appropriation of Funds for Operation and Capital Expenditures for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2026, and Ending September 30, 2027; Declaring that this Budget will Raise More Revenue from Property Taxes than Last Year's Budget by $2,711,905 and 7.2%, and of that Amount $1,774,054 is Tax Revenue to be Raised
Presented in: City Council Meeting on 2026-08-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve First Public Hearing Required by the Charter to Adopt a Budget and Provide for the Appropriation of Funds for Operation and Capital Expenditures for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2026, and Ending September 30, 2027; Declaring that this Budget will Raise More Revenue from Property Taxes than Last Year's Budget by $2,711,905 and 7.2%, and of that Amount $1,774,054 is Tax Revenue to be Raised ”
ST
Shawn Teamann
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
CB
Clay Barnett
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
JS
Josh Stevenson
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
PH
Pamela Howeth
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DH
Daron Holland
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
HM
Henry Marroquin
Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1)
YES
JD
Juston Dobbs
Councilmember, At-Large Place 2 (At-Large Place 2)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
PUBLIC HEARING
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). 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).