Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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.

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.

The Director of Finance submitted the no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate calculations to the City Council, based on estimated tax roll data, with an update to follow once certified appraisal figures are available.

The Director of Finance is submitting the calculated no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate to the City Council, based on estimated tax roll data, with a note that the figures will be updated once certified appraisal information is available.

The city council is asked to approve Change Order No. 6, adding $82,405.60 to an existing contract with Industrial TX, Corp for construction work on five lift stations in Houston.

The City Council is asked to approve Change Order No. 6, adding $82,405.60 to the existing contract with Industrial TX, Corp for construction work on five wastewater lift stations in Houston.

The council approved up to $1,000,000 for Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. to provide professional insurance brokerage and risk management advisory services to the city through the Sourcewell purchasing cooperative, for a three-year term with two optional one-year extensions.

The City Council is asked to approve up to $1,000,000.00 in spending for professional insurance brokerage and risk management advisory services, awarded to Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. through the Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative, for a three-year term with two optional one-year extensions.