Amending Ordinance O-25-2342 relating to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
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: To transfer the FY 2026 General Fund year-end operating surplus to the Capital Projects Fund for future capital projects; To transfer the FY 2026 Utility Fund year-end operating surplus to the Utility Capital Projects Fund for future utility capital projects; and To transfer the FY 2026 Drainage Fund year-end operating surplus to the Drainage Capital Projects Fund for future drainage capital projects. 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 EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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).