DepartmentHouston City Council

Finance

4 items where Houston City Council's official record names Finance as the department bringing it forward.

Grouped from the department name each item's own record states — not an org chart, and not every item names a department (most don't), so this isn't a complete list of everything that department has done.

Items

PASSED2026-08-18Taxes & budget

The Finance Department is asking City Council to receive the 2026 property appraisal roll data, certify the expected tax collection rate, and appoint two named individuals to calculate and publish the city's required tax rate notices under state law.

VOTE COMING UP2026-08-18Taxes & budget

The City Council is asked to receive estimated property appraisal roll data for Tax Year 2026, certify the anticipated tax collection rate, and appoint two named individuals to calculate and publish the City's No-New-Revenue and Voter-Approval Tax Rates as required by the State Tax Code's Truth-In-Taxation rules.

PASSED2026-06-23Taxes & budget

The City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027–2031 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which had been delayed one week by a council member tag, and adopted it with amendments including one that moves $2.178 million forward to FY27 to speed up purchasing rear-loader trash trucks.

ON THE AGENDA2026-06-16Taxes & budget

The Finance Department recommended that City Council approve the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, which outlines planned city infrastructure and capital projects over that five-year period. Three council members tagged the item, pausing its automatic passage for further discussion.