Jul 28, 2026 City Council

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE

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[Call to Order - Determine if a Quorum is Present:]

WE CAN ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION PLEDGE OBJECT.

HONOR.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TOGETHER.

WE ASK YOU THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM AND COURAGE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT REGARDLESS OF ANY KIND OF PRESSURE FROM THE OUTSIDE OR ANY OTHER WAY.

WE JUST THANK YOU FOR, FOR THIS, LIKE I SAID, THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COME TOGETHER.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS, THOSE THAT WE SEE, AND THOSE THAT WE DON'T.

WE PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

GO AHEAD.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE FLAG ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THE REPUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY NEEDED JUSTICE.

FOR HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND ISRAEL COMMUNITY

[Community Announcements]

UH, WE STILL HAVE, UH, MAIN STREET MOTOR FEST THIS WEEKEND.

UH, COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NO ONE'S HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT OR CITIZEN INPUT.

NO ONE'S HERE TO SIGN UP HERE.

UH, WORKSHOP ITEMS. DISCUSS CITY FINANCES, TECH.

WHAT? LET ME GO, LEMME SWITCH THAT AROUND BRITTANY'S HERE.

FIRST WE'RE GONNA SKIP TO

[4. Consideration and action on the Educational Experience Agreement between Aubrey Area Library and Texas Woman’s University School of Library and Information Studies, authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.

UM, TODAY I BRING YOU A EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RE AREA LIBRARY AND TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIBRARY INFORMATION STUDIES.

UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING TO BE A PRACTICUM POST SITE, SORRY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? , UM, BRING TO AN AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT.

UM, WE'RE SEEKING TO BE A PRACTICUM HOST SITE.

UM, IT'S A SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP RESULTING IN CREDIT HOURS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, UM, IN ORDER TO NOT JUST GRADUATE, BUT GET THEIR MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREE.

UH, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GRADUATE STUDENTS TO APPLY THEIR ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE NEW SKILLS IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING.

UM, IF THIS AGREEMENT IS APPROVED, OUR FIRST PRACTICUM STUDENT WILL ASSIST US, UH, IN EXPANDING THE LIBRARY'S ONLINE RESOURCES.

UM, THEIR PROPOSAL PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE HUB, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY WEBSITE.

THIS PROJECT WOULD ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY AND VISIBILITY OF EXISTING LIBRARY RESOURCES WHILE CREATING ADDITIONAL HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATRONS ACROSS ALL STAGES OF LIFE.

UM, SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY WOULD HAVE A LINK TO THIS RESOURCE HUB WHERE PATRONS CAN CLICK ON THE LINK.

UM, THEY'LL SEARCH FOR THEIR TOPIC, UH, THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF PATRONS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR AGING PARENTS.

SO WHAT THIS HUB WOULD DO IS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SEARCH THAT CATEGORY.

IT'LL PULL UP ALL OF THE BOOKS THAT WE HAVE, UH, FOR THAT.

UM, AND THEN IT'LL ALSO PULL UP WHATEVER KITS WE HAVE.

SO THE STAY SHARP ACTIVITY KITS FOR SENIORS.

IT'LL PULL UP THAT RESOURCE.

UM, BUT THEN THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS RESOURCE HUB IS WE CAN ALSO, UM, LINK, UH, INFORMATION FROM, UH, COMMUNITY OR THOSE AROUND US.

UM, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, PROVIDING, UH, CARE ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT SERVICES.

UM, ANOTHER EXAMPLE I HAVE IS BACK TO SCHOOL.

UM, SO KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, PARENTS LOOKING, UM, TO KIND OF TRANSITION THEIR KIDS BACK TO THAT.

UM, NOT ONLY WOULD IT LINK TO OUR COLLECTION, BUT IT'LL ALSO LINK TO LIKE MAYBE SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO USE THAT RESOURCE.

SO OUR MATERIALS, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY, UH, RESOURCES.

UM, WITH THIS AGREEMENT IN PLACE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HOST STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CONTRACT PERIOD.

SO IT'S A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

UM, I DID DOUBLE CHECK WHY IT WAS SO EXTENSIVE.

UM, AND THEY SAID IT'S JUST SO THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO BRING AN AGREEMENT EVERY SINGLE TIME WE DECIDE TO HOST A STUDENT.

SO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE FOR THAT FIVE YEAR, UH, PERIOD.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? IS THERE ANY COST? THERE IS NO COST.

NO, SIR.

AND WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO HOST.

I MEAN, IF THERE'S NOT A STUDENT OR THINGS ARE RIGHT, WE ARE NOT.

SO IT'S JUST, IT'S

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WE'LL BE ON A LIST, UM, SAYING THAT WE ARE, UM, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, IT'S BEEN APPROVED.

WE ARE DEDICATED A HOST SITE.

UM, AND THEN IF THERE'S AN APPLICANT, THEY'LL REACH OUT TO US.

WE'LL STILL DO THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, SEE WHAT THEIR PRACTICUM IS, IF IT FITS, YOU KNOW, IF WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASSIST THE GRADUATE STUDENT.

AND THEN FROM THERE WE'LL DECIDE IF WE HAVE STAFF AVAILABILITY.

AND SO YEAH, THERE'S NO, UM, IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO TAKE, UH, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STUDENTS OR, OR NOT.

IT'S JUST SAYING THAT WE ARE APPROVED TO BE A HOST SITE.

NICE.

YES, SIR.

HAVE WE BEEN APPROACHED BY ANYBODY YET? WE HAVE.

SO, UM, I DO HAVE A PRACTICUM STUDENT WAITING, UM, JUST TO SEE IF WE GET APPROVED, UM, AS A SITE.

UH, SO WE HAVE OUR FIRST ONE IN LINE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, SO THEY WOULD START AUGUST 24TH.

UM, AFTER THAT, UH, IT WOULD JUST KIND OF DEPEND ON WHAT THE AVAILABILITY IS.

UM, BUT IN THE PAST WE'VE ALSO HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS REACH OUT, UM, TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DO.

UM, SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED.

UM, IT'S JUST WE DO HAVE, WE DO HAVE ONE STUDENT THAT'S CURRENTLY, UM, PENDING.

SO, AND THIS IS AN UNPAID, IT'S AN UNPAID, UM, PRACTICUM.

PRACTICUM, YES, SIR.

HERE I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUBREY AREA LIBRARY AND TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SAME.

I SECOND WATCH MINE, JEFF, SECOND.

MY TRUCK PASS.

THOSE FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU ALLALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

BRITTANY, HOW MANY PEOPLE OR HOW MANY STUDENTS COULD THAT HANDLE FOR THE, FOR PER SEMESTER? HOW MANY Q STUDENTS COULD WE POTENTIALLY, UM, HAVE JUST ONE OR IS IT, COULD IT BE ONE? AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'D SAY JUST ONE, JUST TO KIND OF SEE HOW IT GOES.

WE'RE NEW STAFF, WE'RE NEW TO KIND OF THE PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE.

UM, SO ONE FOR NOW, AFTER THAT, UM, IT COULD BE TWO, UH, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR PROJECT, UH, ENTAILS.

GOTCHA.

UM, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE MULTIPLE TEAM UP ON ONE PROJECT, UM, WHERE THEY BOTH GET THEIR PRACTICUM TIME AND THEY KIND OF WORK ON THE SAME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, SUBJECT.

SO IT KIND OF DEPENDS.

UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE WOULD TAKE ANY MORE THAN TWO AT A TIME.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, I DON'T WANNA MAKE, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT STAFF ISN'T SPREAD TOO THIN AND WE'RE STILL GIVING THE COMMUNITY THE BEST SERVICE WE CAN.

UM, BUT THIS DOES ALLOW US TO, TO KIND OF EXPAND, HELP THE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND UM, HOPEFULLY HAVE A RESOURCE HUB, UH, NOW.

SO ? YES SIR.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM

[1. Discuss City finances, tax rate, budget, initiatives, operations, projects, and strategic plans not limited to, but including: a. Direction regarding tax rate b. Employee compensation and benefits c. FY 26-27 projects d. City departments and services - revenues and expenditures e. Water and Wastewater rates f. Capital Improvement Plan]

UH, DISCUSS CITY FINANCES, TAX RATE, BUDGET INITIATIVES, OPERATIONS PROJECTS, AND STRATEGIC PLANS.

THE WORD DOCUMENT THAT HAD GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE FOR A SPECIAL MEETING.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WE KNOW YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE, SO WHEN WE GET TO SPEND SOME WITH YOU, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU.

UH, AT YOUR UH, WORKSHOP, BUDGET WORKSHOP LAST MONTH, UH, WE HAD A DISCUSSION REGARDING, UH, COLA FOR EMPLOYEES AND OUR TMRS CHANGING OUR TMRS CONTRIBUTION OR, UH, OUR TMRS BENEFIT TO INCLUDE A A COLA.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ON A THREE YEAR STEP PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD TO GET FULL BENEFITS OUT OF TMRS. AND THIS IS A, THIS IS THE NEXT STEP THAT YOU WOULD TAKE.

UH, AT THAT MEETING, AT THAT WORKSHOP WE DID NOT HAVE ALL OF OUR REVENUE, UH, ACCOUNTED FOR.

AND SO THEREFORE, I COULD NOT GIVE YOU A SOLID NUMBER ON YOUR SURPLUS IN YOUR FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET.

WE HAVE, UH, CURRENTLY VERIFIED ALL OF OUR REVENUE STREAMS. ALL OF OUR INFORMATION IS CURRENT.

AND RIGHT NOW YOUR FISCAL YEAR 27 SURPLUS IN THE BUDGET WILL BE $691,505.

UH, THE TMRS, UH, WHEN WE MET FOR THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, THE TMRS WAS ACTUALLY, I THINK WE REPORTED THAT AT 1 25.

AND THAT HAS GONE DOWN TO 75,000.

SO THAT NEXT STEP IS 75,000.

YOUR TWO STEPS AFTER THAT WILL BE THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AT 70% AND UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

THOSE ARE A LITTLE MORE PRICEY.

THE 70%, THE NEXT STEP ON THE UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT IS ABOUT 300,000.

AND IF YOU TAKE THE NEXT STEP, IT'S ANOTHER 330,000 TO GO TO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT.

SO WE'RE NOT PROPOSING THAT, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S, UH, PRUDENT FOR THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, BUT WE ARE PRESENTING YOU WITH THE OPTION OF ADDING THAT 70% COLA.

AND YOU NOTICE IT SAYS MAX ON HERE.

THAT'S THE MOST YOU CAN DO ON A RETIREMENT COLA.

IT'S 70% OF CPI.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE END.

THAT WOULD BE THE TOP OUT FOR THE TMRS COLA FOR FUTURE RETIREES.

AND AGAIN, THAT NUMBER IS $75,155,

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UH, SEVERAL OF YOU INDICATED TO ME AFTER THE WORKSHOP THAT YOU WANTED TO REVISIT THE COLA, YOU, YOU, YOU INSTRUCTED US TO SET A COLA AT 2% IN THE BUDGET OR WE HAD IT AS AN ASSUMPTION IN THE BUDGET TO START OUT WITH, UH, YOU WANTED TO HOLD THERE UNTIL WE HAD THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US ON OUR SURPLUS.

SO I'M PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT, UH, YOUR BUDGET.

CURRENTLY WITH THIS $691,000 SURPLUS.

YOU HAVE A 2% COLA INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.

IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE TO A 3% COLA, THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $117,000.

IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE TO A 4% COLA, THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $234,000.

AND AS I INDICATED DURING THE WORKSHOP, UH, I THINK I HAD 113 OR $117,000 ON THERE FOR DIRECTOR SALARY INCREASES.

WE HAVE THAT MARKET STUDY BACK AND IT CAME IN AT LESS THAN WHAT I THOUGHT.

AND THAT THAT NUMBER IS $87,792.

SO IF YOU GO WITH A 3% COLA MAXING OUT YOUR TMRS AND YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT A REMAINING SURPLUS OF $411,000 IN YOUR FY 27.

IF YOU DID A 4% COLA INCREASED IT, THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 2 34.

AS I SAID BEFORE, THAT WOULD GIVE YOU TWO $294,374 TO BEGIN YOUR FY 27 SURPLUS.

YOU HAVE AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT TO APPROVE THE PRO, UH, UH, TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND SET THE HEARING DATE, A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO THESE CHANGES WOULD BE MADE AFTER, UH, AFTER THIS MEETING.

SO IT WOULD CHANGE THIS BUDGET THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT, AND IT WOULD BE YOUR FINAL BUDGET IN ON AUGUST 27TH.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE THESE NUMBERS.

THANKS.

I'M ALWAYS IN FAVOR OF TAKING CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, I WOULD LEAN TOWARDS THE 4% COLA, GREAT MILES, THINK ALIKE.

WHO OF YOU? THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

GIVE US A CUSHION AT THE BOTTOM.

NO COMMENT.

SOUNDS LIKE MAJORITY.

WHAT'S OUR NORMAL, THE LAST THREE YEARS, WHAT'S BEEN NORMAL BUDGET? WE, WE HAVE NOT BEEN LESS THAN FOUR AND I THINK WE DID FIVE LAST YEAR.

I THINK WE DID FIVE ACROSS THE BOARD LAST YEAR.

5% AT COOP LAST YEAR.

FIVE 5% COLA LAST YEAR.

I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE DONE 5% THE YEAR BEFORE TOO.

WE'VE NEVER BEEN BELOW FOUR IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF MARKET ADJUSTMENT LAST YEAR FOR SOME OF OUR POSITIONS AFTER THE MARKET STUDY.

UH, WE DID A MARKET STUDY FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES LAST YEAR, UH, EXCLUSIVE OF DIRECTORS.

AND WE DID A FEW, I THINK WE DID THREE OR FOUR MARKET ADJUSTMENTS AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE WERE AT 5%.

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER? I'M PRETTY SURE WE WERE AT FIVE LAST YEAR AND POSSIBLY FIVE THE YEAR BEFORE.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE, WHAT OUR NORMAL SURPLUSES, REMAINING SURPLUSES HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE TRY TO ENTER THE YEAR AT A HALF A MILLION.

THAT'S OUR GOAL.

UH, THAT'S OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF GOAL IS TO ENTER AT LEAST HALF A MILLION.

UH, AND I BELIEVE, UH, I'M SHOWING YOU HERE FOUR 11 AND 2 94.

THESE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS.

UH, WE, WE KEEP THE REVENUE DOWN.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES WE KEEP OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS DOWN JUST IN CASE WE DO HAVE AN OFF YEAR OR SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT WE'RE, IT'S UNEXPECTED.

UH, BUT THESE NUMBERS ALSO, THESE SURPLUS NUMBERS ALSO INCLUDE FULLY FUNDED POSITIONS ON OCTOBER ONE THAT WON'T BE FILLED.

SO ALL OF THAT IS IN YOUR BUDGET.

UH, I HAVE BUDGETED FOR 10% INCREASE IN HEALTHCARE.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE PLAN THAT WILL, WE WON'T SEE THAT MUCH OF AN INCREASE.

MAYBE 5%, HOPEFULLY ZERO.

WE'VE GOT OUR FINGERS CROSSED AT ZERO.

'CAUSE WE STARTED AT 25% INCREASE.

THEY TOLD US TO BUDGET FOR THAT, BUT WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD BE THERE.

SO WE ONLY BUDGETED FOR 10.

UH, SO, BUT LATEST INFORMATION LAST WEEK WAS WE'RE DOWN TO 18.

THEY THINK THEY CAN GET THAT DOWN TO NINE.

AND I'M GONNA MAKE A PLAN CHANGE THAT MAY GET THAT BELOW ZERO.

WE MAY BE GET A NEGATIVE.

SO ALL OF THOSE POSITIVES ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THIS, UH, SURPLUS.

BUT GENERALLY, UH, OUR GOAL HAS BEEN

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WE MAY HAVE ENTERED LAST YEAR AT 800,000.

SOUNDS RIGHT.

YEAH.

AND THEN THE YEAR BEFORE AT AT LEAST HALF A MILLION IS WHERE WE LIKE TO BE.

YEAH.

CONSERVATIVE.

HALF A MILLION.

'CAUSE I PREFER A MILLION.

SO I BELIEVE IF WE'RE CONSERVATIVE AT AT 500,000 THAT WE'LL, IT'LL BE A MILLION BEFORE THE YEAR'S OUT BECAUSE WE WERE SO CONSERVATIVE.

OKAY.

SO I'M HEARING DIRECTION TO ME TO ADD THE 4% COLUMN TWO, THE BUDGET FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AT YOUR MEETING ON THE 27TH.

THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

OKAY.

SINCE WE'LL BE MAKING CHANGES, WE MAY UPDATE A LITTLE BIT OF REVENUE TOO.

SO THIS NUMBER MAY CHANGE, IT MAY GO UP.

ONLY OTHER THINGS RATE, RIGHT.

BUDGET NUMBER TWO.

DO BUSINESS NUMBER TWO? WELL, I MEAN WE CAN DISCUSS THE RATE IN THE WORKSHOP, RIGHT? ITEM ONE A.

OH, YES SIR.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO TALK ABOUT THE RATE AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION.

I ON TO.

OKAY.

WOULD YOU BRING UP THE YES.

SO I PREPARED THIS, THIS AFTERNOON FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

WE RECEIVED THE TRUTH AND TAXATION STATEMENT, UH, MID-MORNING.

UH, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IT ALL DAY LONG.

UH, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT HAPPENS TO US WHEN WE, WHEN WE PUSH THESE DATES.

SO WE'RE NOT HAVING A BUDGET MEETING IN SEPTEMBER ON THE 29TH AND WE LOSE A QUORUM 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD THAT HAPPEN BEFORE.

SO WE KIND OF PUSH REALLY HARD ON THESE DATES AND HOW NOT HAVING THE T AND T TILL TODAY IS, IS REALLY CAUSED US AN ISSUE.

'CAUSE I HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS IN THE T AND T.

I'M NOT SATISFIED WITH THEM.

UH, I THINK THE TIF TURS PORTION OF THE TT IS INCORRECT.

THAT WOULD DRASTICALLY AFFECT THIS.

NO NEW REVENUE.

RIGHT NOW, THE TNT THAT I'VE SENT OUT TO YOU THAT I GAVE YOU TO THE INFORMATION TODAY, UH, IT SHOWS YOUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE AT 40 CENTS ON THE A HUNDRED WILL.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THAT SHOULD BE 50 CENTS, UH, DUE TO SOME ERRORS IN THE TNT.

SO I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU IF WE COULD TABLE THE TAX RATE TONIGHT AND HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.

AND LET ME BRING YOU A COMPLETE T AND T THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN VETTED EXTENSIVELY AND WE HAVE MORE TIME TO REVIEW IT.

'CAUSE I, WHAT I WOULD HATE FOR YOU TO DO IS SET A RATE TONIGHT AND THEN FIND OUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE REVENUE.

MM-HMM .

OR THAT THAT'S TOO HIGH.

I, I JUST, IT, IT'S REALLY, I'M NOT ADVISING IT TONIGHT.

UH, I APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION.

UH, I THINK WE CAN, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE IT DONE TOMORROW.

UH, WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO, UH, THE TAX, UH, UH, COLLECTOR, TAX COLLECTOR, STACEY DEEK, THE, THE CHIEF DEPUTY.

UH, WE'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO HER.

WE'VE GIVEN HER SOME NUMBERS THAT WE WANT HER TO LOOK AT AND THEN I WANNA REVIEW IT FURTHER.

UH, SO WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING TOMORROW THAT WE CAN START ON.

UH, I WILL ADD THAT I SHARED THIS WITH THE MAYOR THIS MORNING AND HE'S CRUNCHED IT ALL AFTERNOON.

HE HAS A SPREADSHEET THAT HE CAN ENTER THESE NUMBERS INTO THAT KIND OF GETS US CLOSE TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GETTING THIS 50 CENT NUMBER FROM.

WE THINK WHEN THESE NUMBERS CHANGE ON THE TIFF TURS THAT WE COULD SEE A 50 CENT NO NEW REVENUE.

SO I REALLY DON'T WANT TO, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE ANYTHING TONIGHT.

MM-HMM .

SOME CONCERNS WITH LIKE THE, LIKE THE WINDRIDGE VALUE DROPPED LIKE $50 MILLION.

YES.

WIND RIDGE'S VALUE DID DROP 50 MILLION.

AND THAT IS A CONCERN.

UH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO WITH OUR COLLECTION RATE.

UH, SO IT, IT NEEDS YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I NEED THESE NUMBERS TO BE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT BEFORE YOU START MAKING DECISIONS THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE BUDGET, RIGHT? YES SIR.

IT VERY WELL COULD.

YEAH.

WHAT OTHER DECISIONS AND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE? I DID NOT HEAR.

OH, IT'S JUST COMMENTING THAT FIX THE BUDGET AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS AND DECISIONS AND STUFF THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT BUDGET.

SO.

OKAY.

JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE IF I SAY I DIDN'T HEAR YOU WERE, HUH? I'VE HAD A REALLY BAD EAR INFECTION AND I CAN'T HEAR IN THIS EAR.

IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY AND MY WIFE USUALLY STANDS ON THIS SIDE.

SO

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YEAH, IT'S KIND OF A THING IN OUR HOUSE TOO.

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING OUT OF THIS HEARING IT, IT COMES IN HANDY SOMETIMES.

.

IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND A HALF AND IT'S REALLY BEEN, IT'S REALLY ROUGH.

I, I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY HEARING'S COMING BACK, SO IT'S SCARY.

BUT, WELL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM LISTED THAN ITEM ONE ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM TWO.

[2. Discussion regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget and action to set a public hearing date and vote on the proposed budget. The final budget will be approved after the public hearing on August 27, 2026.]

THIS IS THE STATUTORY, EXCUSE ME, THIS IS THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE WE'RE REQUIRED TO, UH, PROVIDE WITH THE BUDGET.

UH, IT WAS, UM, MIKE'S OUT OF TOWN BUT HE FIGURED THIS YESTERDAY AND GOT THE INFORMATION FOR SO WE COULD POST THE BUDGET.

THE BUDGET IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AS REQUIRED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO YOU VOTING.

COULD YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE SUMMARY? I SENT ALL OF YOU THIS SUMMARY TODAY.

UH, I DID NOT INCLUDE THE LINE ITEM NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO CHANGE BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GAVE ME TONIGHT.

SO ONCE MIKE GETS BACK NEXT WEEK, WE MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO THE LINE ITEMS. MY INTENT WAS TO GET THOSE OUT TO YOU WITH AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT YOU HAVE TIME TO REVIEW THE NUMBERS ONCE WE MAKE THE CHANGES.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LINE ITEMS NOW, UH, MR. BROWNING HAS ASKED FOR THOSE.

UH, I HAVE NO PROBLEM SENDING THOSE OUT.

I'LL GET THOSE OUT TO YOU TOMORROW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM.

EVERYBODY WANTS THEM.

MM-HMM .

OKAY, WE'LL SEND THEM TO EVERYBODY.

, YOUR BUDGET HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE YOUR WORKSHOP.

UH, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE VERIFIED REVENUE FOR A COUPLE OF OUR CONTRACTS THAT WE INCREASED ON AND THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED.

UH, RIGHT NOW YOU'RE LOOKING WHERE WE AT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL EXPENSE OF 21,950.

I'M SORRY, SCROLL DOWN.

SO I CAN SEE THE DATES.

UH, UP, UP, UP, UP, UP.

THERE WE GO.

NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT TOTAL EXPENSE OF 24,000,459.

UH, THAT'S A $2.5 MILLION INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR AND YOUR REVENUE IS SLATED TO BE 25 MILLION 1 55 10.

THAT'S 2.7 MILLION OVER LAST YEAR.

SO OUR BUDGET GREW BY, OR SPENCE GREW BY 11.4.

UH, REVENUE, UH, GREW BY 12.2 AND THAT LEAVES YOU WITH THAT, UH, IN THE COLUMN AT THE BOTTOM.

GENERAL FUND SURPLUS 6 9 1 5 0 6.

OF COURSE THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE BASED ON THOSE ADDITIONS THAT WE PUT IN.

AND I WILL GO BACK AND I WILL TAKE, MIKE AND I LIKE TO TAKE ONE LAST TRAVEL THROUGH THE REVENUE TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING.

I KNOW WE WORK ON IT FOR MONTHS TO MAKE SURE, BUT THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT WE'VE FOUND A COUPLE OF THINGS OR THAT WE'VE GOT INFORMATION FROM THE T AND T ON TAX REVENUE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE AND GIVE YOU A BIGGER SURPLUS ENTERING THE YEAR.

SO, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE A STAB AT THAT AGAIN.

UH, BEFORE I GIVE YOU THE FINAL DRAFT TONIGHT, YOUR ACTION IS TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MEETING IF YOUR REGULAR MEETING IN AUGUST.

AND I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS 'CAUSE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE, AT THE UH, WORKSHOP ON .

THIS BUDGET IS BASED ON OUR RATE THAT WE HAVE LAST YEAR.

YES.

45.

45.

THAT'S WHY I WAS IN MY MIND, TRYING TO THINK.

AND THEN IF THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE DIFFERS AND GOES UP, WE USE A PERCENTAGE IN THE BUDGET, UH, A PERCENTAGE INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR AND THE THE 45 IS INCLUDED IN THAT.

OKAY.

CHUCK, YOU LOOK PUZZLED.

NO, NO, I WAS JUST NOT SEEING IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MADE A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE AND VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 26 27 BUDGET ON AUGUST 27TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE AUBREY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

I SECOND MY CHUCK SECOND.

MY CANDACE ON VOTE

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[3. Discussion regarding the proposed 2026 Tax Rate and action on a Resolution to set a public hearing date for August 27, 2026, and scheduling a vote on the tax rate for August 27, 2026. An action taken on this item at this meeting will not adopt a tax rate.]

AGAIN, FROM OUR DISCUSSION EARLIER DURING THE WORKSHOP, I I WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, THAT YOU NOT SET A RATE TONIGHT AND TABLE THIS ITEM FOR A SPECIAL MEETING.

AND IF WE COULD SCHEDULE THAT SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT, I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

SUGGESTED IS NEXT TUESDAY EVENING.

SUGGESTED WOULD BE NEXT TUESDAY AT FIVE 30 BECAUSE THAT IS PARKS COURT NIGHT.

WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD ANY DAY NEXT WEEK FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, THE VOTE FOR THE TAX RATE AT YOUR REGULAR MEETING ON THE 27TH.

WE VERIFIED THE CALENDAR WITH OUR ATTORNEY AND THANK OUR ATTORNEY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I CALLED HER LAST MINUTE AND ASKED HER IF SHE COULD BE HERE BEFORE WE HAD THE T AND T FIASCO.

AND SO SHE WAS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT DE MINIMUS RATES AND NO NEW REVENUE.

SO THANK HER FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I HAVE IS FRESHMAN ORIENTATIONS AT FIVE TUESDAY NEXT TUESDAY.

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION COLLEGE AIN'T THAT OLD .

WE SHOULDN'T BE HERE LONG.

DO YOU WANT TO USE, DO YOU WANNA DO ANOTHER NIGHT? 5 45? HOW LONG DOES IT LAST? I DON'T IMAGINE BEING THERE FOR VERY LONG.

THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED THE BUILDING THAT MUCH, I DON'T THINK.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THE PARKS BOARD WILL LAST IN THE PARKS BUMP THEIR MEETING BY 30 MINUTES? IT'S ALREADY POSTED NO TIME'S THEIR MEETING, SIR.

SIX.

WHICH I DON'T, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE T AND T.

I NEED, THEY NEED TIME TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

IT WON'T BE A QUICK ONE.

I WOULDN'T THINK.

PARTS COURT GO FIRST IF PARTS BOARD BOARD AT FIVE 30 AND WE CAN GO SIX.

THAT'S ALREADY POSTED THOUGH.

NO, ITS NOT, IT'S NOT POSTED.

OH, YOU SAID IT'S NOT.

YOU WANNA DO THAT? YOU WANNA SEE IF THEY CAN MEET AT FIVE 30 AND THEN COUNCIL AT SIX.

IS THAT, WOULD THEY GIVE HOW LONG THEIR MEETINGS NORMALLY ARE, BUT NO MORE THAN HOUR COUNCIL SIX.

I'M FINE.

I I SUGGESTED TUESDAY.

WE CAN DO IT WEDNESDAY.

IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME AT SIX ON WEDNESDAY, IF EVERYBODY'S AVAILABLE.

I'M AVAILABLE BOTH DAYS.

I'M MOST RIGHT NOW.

THE WHAT DAY IS WEDNESDAY? THE FIFTH.

SIXTH.

FIFTH.

FIFTH.

FIFTH.

LET'S SEE.

FIFTH.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ON THE FIFTH? AND IS THAT, THAT'S NOT COURT NIGHT IS, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT ANOTHER THING GOING ON THAT NIGHT.

THE WEDNESDAY, MONDAY.

I CAN DO MONDAY.

WELL, I, I, I'D RATHER NOT DO MONDAY 'CAUSE I NEED MIKE BACK HERE AND YOU NEED TIME TO WORK WITH IT, SIR.

IS ANYBODY OPPOSED TO SIX 30 ON TUESDAY? NO, I NOT OPPOSED? NO, NOT AT ALL.

NO.

I CAN DO SIX 30.

SO POST PARKS AT FIVE 30 AND THEN COUNSEL AT SIX 30 ON, WE ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY THE FOURTH.

AND I DON'T HAVE MY MASTER CALENDAR WITH ME, JENNY.

HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE IT.

BUT AGAIN, I'M, I'M, I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU COULDN'T SET THAT RATE TONIGHT 'CAUSE WE DO LIKE TO GET, WE RUSHED THIS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BUNCH OF SPECIAL MEETINGS AND IT BACKFIRED ON US THIS YEAR.

SO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, AS I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, WE CAN, UH, CHANGE THE, THE REGULAR MEETING IN JULY AND THAT'LL HELP US TO HAVE THE TWO AFTER THE 25TH.

BUT WE'LL STILL BE PUSHING ON THE TNT 'CAUSE WE DID NOT, THE CERTIFIED TOTALS CAME OUT THURSDAY, WHICH WAS EARLY, WHICH GOOD FOR THEM.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB, BUT WE HAD TO WAIT THAT MANY DAYS UNTIL TUESDAY FOR THE T AND T.

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SO, SO WE NEED A MOTION ON THE TABLE OR NO, NO MOTION.

AND WE JUST POSE FOR THE STATE.

NO.

ACTION ITEM THREE, WHICH BRINGS UP THE MR. PERRY MOTION TO ADJOURN IT.

GOT LOUD IN HERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN DIDN'T ADJOURN AT SIX 30.