Mayor

The City Council is asked to confirm the Mayor's appointments and reappointments of seven individuals to the Houston Downtown Park Corporation Board of Directors, with terms expiring between June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2029.

The City Council is asked to confirm the Mayor's appointments of Ryan Martin to Position One and Janie Reyes to Position Seven on the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Five (Memorial-Heights Zone).

The City Council is asked to confirm the Mayor's appointments of Ryan Martin to Position One and Janie Reyes to Position Seven on the Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors.

This ordinance sets the property tax rate for the City of Houston for the year 2026, establishing how ad valorem (property-based) taxes will be assessed, levied, and collected.

The Mayor is asking the City Council to confirm Kevin Berry as the new Chief Information Officer and Director of the Houston Information Technology Services Department.

The Mayor is asking City Council to confirm the appointment or reappointment of nine individuals to the Houston Commission on Disabilities, including designating Adele B. Henry as chair.

The Mayor is asking the City Council to confirm the reappointment of Sylvia Ann Mayer, Joseph A. Cleary Jr., and Joseph Dilg to the Houston Zoo Development Corporation Board of Directors, each for a term ending June 30, 2029.

The Mayor asked City Council to confirm the appointment of three people as Municipal Court Associate Judges for two-year terms beginning immediately: Ruth T. Mendez (Position Ten), Chad Lawrence Peace (Position Sixteen), and Jerry Boone IV (Position Seventeen).