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Discuss and consider action to approve an ordinance on first and final reading with the caption reading: An Ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget for the City of Pflugerville, Texas.
Summary
The City of Pflugerville City Charter and Local Government Code (ยง102.0065) require that a public hearing be held on the proposed fiscal year budget before it is adopted. The attached notice regarding the public hearing was published on the City website (www.pflugervilletx.gov) beginning August 13, 2025 and will continue until the adoption of the budget. The notice was also published in the Pflugerville Pflag on August 13, 2025.
Copies of the FY26 proposed budget are available for public inspection on the City's website at https://www.pflugervilletx.gov/budget.
The proposed budget was published on August 8, 2025 for public inspection as required by Texas Local Government Code 102.005.
Based on the certified property values received from the Travis and Williamson Central Appraisal Districts, the Travis County Tax Office has calculated the Voter Approval Rate at $0.5350/$100 valuation. The FY26 budget proposed for adoption includes a rate of $0.53500/$100 valuation. A public hearing on the tax rate will be held on September 9, 2025 and adoption will occur in a separate item following adoption of the budget on the same night.
All required notices have been published. The required public hearing must be conducted prior to the adoption of the budget scheduled for September 9, 2025. The City Attorney's Office has reviewed this ordinance and has approved it as to form.
Total General Fund revenue is $1.5M less than total proposed expenditures. Capital and one-time purchases total $1.5M being funded out of available fund balance reserves over the 25% reserve policy.
Per the City Charter and Finance Policy a minimum of 25% Fund Balance is required. Funding the proposed capital and one-time expenditures draws the fund balanc...
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