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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 2021 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 required public hearing was held on August 11, 2020. The attached notice regarding the public hearing was published on the City website (www.pflugervilletx.gov) beginning July 31, 2020 and will continue until the adoption of the budget. The notice was also published in the Austin American Statesman on July 31, 2020.
Exhibit A of the budget ordinance is the FY21 Proposed Budget. Copies of this proposed budget are available for public inspection at City Hall and on the City website at www.pflugervilletx.gov/budget. The proposed budget was published on July 10, 2020 for public inspection as required by Texas Local Government Code 102.005. This document was amended on July 31, 2020 following the receipt of the Certified Property valuations from the Travis and Williamson Central Appraisal Districts. This document was amended again on August 14, 2020 following changes directed by the City Council at its August 11, 2020 meeting. The reduction of the proposed property tax rate from $0.4970 to $0.4863, resulted in a reduction of proposed property tax revenues in the general fund $673,337. The remaining changes (all to the general fund) include: removal of the Parks Master Plan ($150,000), removal of the Police Firing Range System Replacement ($100,158), increase in budgeted sales tax ($200,000) and increase in the transfer from fund balance ($200,000). A summary of all changes made since the July 10, 2020 posting are outlined on page 2 of the proposed budget.
Based on the certified property values received from the Travis and Williamson Central Appr...
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