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WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026, NACOGDOCHES CITY COUNCIL MEETING. KATHLEEN, IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN PRAYER, PLEASE. SURE. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR MANY, MANY BLESSINGS. FOR OUR NEW POLICE OFFICER WHO JOINED THE FORCE TODAY FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL FALL WEATHER FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. PARTICULARLY, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GATHERING LAST WEEKEND. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AND THE WORK BY ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT COORDINATED ALL OF THE SERVICES. SO THINGS RAN VERY SMOOTHLY WITHOUT A HITCH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, THE CVB, OUR MANAGEMENT WHO WORKED LONG, LONG, LONG HOURS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AND HEALTHY AND HAPPY. I THANK YOU, LORD. WE ALL THANK YOU FOR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS GOTTEN US ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THE BUDGET AND TO THE VOTES TODAY. AND THERE'S SO MANY MORE PEOPLE TO THAT. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONTINUE TO BLESS US, EACH ONE OF US, OUR CITY, OUR STATE, OUR NATION, AND ALL OF US. TONIGHT AT THIS MEETING, WE ASK ALL OF THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN. AMEN.
IF YOU'LL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS OPEN FORUM ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
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AGENDA. IF ANY D AND E. I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
ON THE BALANCE. MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. MOTION[4. ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA. (Part 2 of 2)]
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I OKAY. MR. MALL, DO YOU WANT TO ASK YOUR QUESTION? YEAH. I NEED SOMEBODY TO TALK TO ME. MAYOR. COUNCIL. JESSICA SOULE, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR.AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT ITEM D. WELL, TELL ME WHAT IT IS FIRST SO WE'LL ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SURE. SO THIS IS CONSIDERING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NACOGDOCHES AND COX JONES CONTRACTORS. IT'S TO REBUILD A BRIDGE ON THE NORTH END OF TRAIL, RIGHT AT THE VERY NORTH END NEAR THE FRANCIS SHOFFNER LOOP. THIS WAS A BRIDGE THAT WAS PUT IN AS A DOCTOR ABERNATHY PROJECT WITH SOME BOY SCOUTS, AND IT STOOD FOR 12 TO 15 YEARS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OFFICIAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ON THOSE. STOOD FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND IT'S GOING OVER AN OVERSHOOT OF LANANA CREEK, AND IT ALLOWS US TO ACCESS OUR TRAIL SYSTEM FROM LOOP 224. OVER THE LAST YEAR, IT STARTED TO FALL APART. THERE IS EROSION. ALL OF THE REALLY KIND OF THE STABILITY PORTIONS OF IT HAVE FALLEN INTO THAT TRIBUTARY AREA. AND SO THIS WOULD BE A DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT. SO COX JONES CAN GO OUT THERE, SURVEY THE AREA WITH US, PROPERLY ENGINEER A BRIDGE AND THEN BUILD IT FOR US ON SITE. SO THIS 90,000 IS FOR THE DESIGN. THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO DO AN ECOLOGICAL THING LIKE WE HAD TO DO ON THE BRIDGE OVER MARTINSVILLE? NOT FOR THIS PORTION. IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE HIGH WATER LINE THAT'S SURVEYED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE'S ALSO NO ENDANGERED SPECIES AROUND IT. AND SO THIS SHOULD BE ALL OF SURFACE CONSTRUCTION. SO WE KNOW FOR SURE OR WE DON'T KNOW. AND WE KNOW FOR SURE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN THE HIGH WATER LINE. AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED STUFF TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THOSE SPECIES AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE YET. OKAY, COOL.
THANKS. YES, SIR. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM D AND WAS GOING TO REMOVE IT MYSELF. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MA'AM? YES I DO. SO I'M WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CREEK TRAIL, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT. THE TRAIL HAS GOTTEN KIND, YOU KNOW, HAZARDOUS. MORE HAZARDOUS.
DO WE HAVE PLANS TO FIX THE TRAIL OR TO, YOU KNOW. YES, MA'AM. WE DO. AND OVER THE YEARS, OUR TRAIL SYSTEM IS BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE AND SUCH AN ASSET TO NACOGDOCHES. BUT
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IT'S ALSO ONE OF THOSE ITEMS UNDER THE PARKS AND REC DIVISION THAT DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD FUNDING SOURCE NECESSARILY. YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE THE GENERAL PARKS AND REC BUDGET, AS WELL AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. BUT USUALLY WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A TRAIL, IT'S A VERY BIG TICKET ITEM. SO OVER THE YEARS WE'VE MADE SOME REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIPS. ONE RIGHT NOW IS WITH ROTARY. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. THAT RETAINING WALL, IF YOU REMEMBER, HAS FALLEN OUT. THEY JUST REBUILT A NEW RAILING SYSTEM FOR US. IT REALLY BYPASSES THAT RETAINING WALL DAMAGE. THAT WAS ONE WHERE WE WERE GETTING INTO HIGH WATER LINE. SOME SPECIES THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DISTURB, WHERE BATS MAY OR MAY NOT BE NESTING. AND SO WE WANTED TO AVOID DOING THAT. AND SO WE ABANDONED THAT AREA, BUILT A RETAIN OR BUILT A NEW RAILING SYSTEM. SO YOU COULD STILL BYPASS THAT PART OF THE TRAIL. THEY DO HAVE A SECOND PHASE PLANNED. THERE'S A LOT OF ROOT SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN EXPOSED. SO WE WILL BE ADDING A LOT MORE IRON ORE DIRT, SOME ADDITIONAL CROSS TIMBERS TO KEEP ALL OF THAT UP ON THE TRAIL AND NOT IN THE CREEK. AND THEN ALSO OUR BLUEBERRY RUN THAT OUR REC CENTER PUTS ON EACH YEAR DURING BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL. THOSE FUNDS USED TO GO TO JUST OUR DOG PARK EXPANSION. WE'VE RAISED ENOUGH MONEY TO WHERE THAT FUND IS GOOD. AND NOW ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED DURING THAT BLUEBERRY RUN IS GOING TO GO TO TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS. THIS YEAR, WE RAISED $14,000 IN PROFIT. SO THE START OF THAT IS SOME TRAIL WAYFINDING SIGNS. SO THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN SEE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE TRAIL AND KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. AND SO WE DO HAVE SOME PLANS FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT TO ALLOW THAT CONNECTIVITY DOWN THE ENTIRE TRAIL SYSTEM, SO PEOPLE DON'T GET STUCK AND ONLY HAVE ONE ACCESS TO THE TRAIL. SO BEING PART OF ROTARY, I THINK BRAD AND I ARE BOTH IN THE ROTARY WHERE WE CONTRIBUTE TO THAT TOO.SO THAT, THAT I THINK THAT PARTNERSHIP HELPS US ALSO BECAUSE THE WORK IS BEING DONE ABSOLUTELY BY BY THE MEMBERS. ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S THAT FUNDING AND THE WORK ASPECT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GREAT. OUR PARK STAFF HAS HAD 1 OR 2 MEMBERS OUT THERE TO SUPERVISE, BUT MAINLY IT'S ROTARIANS OUT THERE DOING THE VERY HEAVY LIFTING THAT I DON'T ENVY. BUT THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ON THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REBUILD THAT RETAINING WALL ANYWAY. THE RETAINING WALL LIKELY NOT THAT RETAINING WALL ACTUALLY STUCK OUT QUITE A BIT INTO LANANA CREEK. AND PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH WE BLOCKED IT OFF WHEN WE HAD THE RETAINING WALL DAMAGE, THEY MADE THEIR OWN LITTLE CATTLE TRAIL AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW ACCESS POINTS RIGHT THERE. IT'S A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE TRAIL, AND WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL EROSION UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER 100 200 YEAR FLOOD, WHICH WE HOPE YOU MEAN NEXT YEAR. I REALLY HOPE NOT HAVING A CREEK NEXT TO A TRAIL SYSTEM KIND OF WREAKS HAVOC IN MY WORLD. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE TO REPAIR THE RETAINING WALL BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO ADDITIONAL EROSION IN THAT SPOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ONE MORE QUESTION. DO WE HAVE A TIME FRAME ON THOSE ON THOSE REPAIRS? DO YOU HAVE ANY FOR THE BRIDGE OR FOR OTHER REPAIRS? THE OTHER ONES, NOT THE BRIDGE, BUT THE OTHER ONES WITH ROTARY. AS FAR AS PUTTING IN THAT KIND OF THOSE STEPS AND THAT IRON ORE, THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM EARLY THIS SUMMER GETTING IRON ORE, BECAUSE ALL OF THE PITS WERE SO WET, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP RAINING. THEY HAVE DRIED OUT. AND SO I DO NEED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH OUR ROTARY CONTACTS TO SEE WHAT THEIR TIMEFRAME IS ON THAT. BUT I WOULD ASSUME NOW THAT IT'S KIND OF STOPPED RAINING A BIT, THAT WE WILL GET ON THAT RELATIVELY SOON. WHETHER TO WORK IN I, I REALLY HOPE SO.
OKAY. WELL, THAT ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. THANKS. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE NEXT ONE? WELL, WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA E TO KNOW, BUT WE NEED THE MOST NEED THE MOTION ON D GOTTA DO THEM ONE AT A TIME. SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NACOGDOCHES AND COX JONES CONTRACTORS AS OUTLINED IN ITEM FIVE D SECOND, MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
ITEM E IS SOME WHAT WE CONSIDER MINOR CHANGES TO OUR SOLID WASTE CHAPTER AND OUR UTILITIES CHAPTER IN OUR ORDINANCES. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ESTABLISH BY THE LETTER OF THOSE ORDINANCES, THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT OUR TIERED RATES. AGAIN, COUNCIL'S APPROVED TIERED RATE STRUCTURE ALL THE WAY THROUGH FY 29 FOR THOSE TO APPLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. WHAT THE CHALLENGE WE'RE FACING IS WE'RE HAVING TO DO THAT MID BILLING CYCLE, MEANING WE'RE HAVING TO PRORATE OUR UTILITY RATE CHANGES. MID BILL. WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THAT FALL ONTO THE BILLING CYCLE, THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT BILLING CYCLE ONCE WE'RE INTO THAT NEW FISCAL YEAR. SO WE PUT LANGUAGE WITHIN OUR RED LINE CHANGES PROPOSED TO YOU TONIGHT TO BASICALLY REFLECT THAT BY ORDINANCE. WE'VE ALSO, WHILE WE'RE IN THERE, WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED REFERENCES TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE. THERE ARE SOME FEES THAT ARE ALREADY IN OUR MASTER FEE SCHEDULE THAT ARE DUPLICATED. WE SIMPLY STRUCK THOSE AND REFERRED TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE WITHIN THOSE CHANGES. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THESE CHANGES ARE PROPOSING. WE'RE NOT CHANGING RATES. WE'RE NOT ADJUSTING THOSE AT ALL. WE'RE SIMPLY REFERRING TO NEW BILLING CYCLES IN OCTOBER AND THEN REFERENCING MASTER FEE SCHEDULE WHERE WE CAN. SO THIS DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LILLY DISPOSAL PEOPLE THAT THAT'S SOMEBODY WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT THAT TODAY. NO, THIS IS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THAT.
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SO WILL THAT COME BEFORE US OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING ELSE THAT WILL HAPPEN? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? LILLY SANITATION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT COUNCIL.YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THAT. THAT'S THAT'S DONE. NOW THE IN TERMS OF THE REPORTING TO THAT PERSON THAT TALKED TO ME TODAY, THEY WERE NOT HERE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I'M. THANK YOU. BUT I DON'T IN TERMS OF OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THEM, LILLY IS PROVIDING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. IF THERE'S RATES THAT THEY MAY BE CHARGING THOSE RESIDENTS, THAT IS OUTSIDE OF US. BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY. CORRECT. I MEAN, THEY WERE THEY BRINGING THE CITY AND NOW THEY'RE DUMPING IT CENTER. THEY COME INTO THE LANDFILL? YES. THEY BRING THEIR SOLID WASTE INTO OUR LANDFILL. BUT NOW THAT'S CHANGED. SO THAT'S NOTHING WE VOTED ON. I MAY BE MISSING. NO THEY HAVEN'T. I THINK I THINK THEY WERE TAKEN OVER BY A LARGE NATIONAL PROVIDER. AND THEY ALSO WERE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THEIR BILLING, I BELIEVE, ON THEIR DELIVERIES. SO LET'S JUST SAY THIS. WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR THEM TO DELIVER HERE. I WOULDN'T I WOULDN'T GO ON BENT KNEE TO ANY OF THEM ON THAT WITH A LARGE PROVIDER AND CHANGING ANYTHING. I WOULD JUST KEEP IT AS A AS A FORMAL PROCESS. I WOULDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF OUR I MEAN, LET'S, LET'S FACE IT, OUR LANDFILL IS FOR OUR RESIDENTS FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND ANYTHING ELSE OF A TWEAK I LOOK AT AS INCIDENTAL. IF YOU GET INTO COUNTY RESIDENTS, I'M SORRY, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE LARGEST TRASH PROVIDERS. IF THEY NEED ACCESS, WE SHOULD NOT GIVE THEM A BETTER RATE. WE SHOULD GIVE THEM A STANDARD RATE. SURE, I'LL CORRECT MYSELF. COUNCIL MEMBER SO WE HAVE A FRANCHISE FOR THE PROVIDER THAT'S PICKING UP SOLID WASTE IN THE COUNTY, PRIMARILY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. WE'VE EXECUTED THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. COUNCIL'S APPROVED THAT LILLY SANITATION. WAIT WAIT WAIT. SO I DIDN'T VOTE ON THIS. IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, SO THIS PROVIDER LILLY SANITATION.
HOLD ON. JUST LET HIM TALK. NO, YOU WAIT A MINUTE. YOU HANG ON JUST A MINUTE. YOU LET YOU WHAT? I'M I'M GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT CAME UP HERE AND WAS TALKING ABOUT THE LANDFILL, AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. AND WE VOTED ON IT. THERE'S TWO PROVIDERS. SO WE'VE HAD WE HAVE TWO LEGACY PROVIDERS. IT'S NOT REFLECTED HERE IN THE RED LINES, BUT I'LL EXPLAIN. WE HAVE TWO LEGACY PROVIDERS, PINEY WOODS SANITATION AND LILLY SANITATION. BOTH OF THOSE PROVIDERS WERE BOUGHT OUT BY OTHER COMPANIES.
ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES WHO BOUGHT OUT PINEY WOODS SANITATION. WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SO THEY CAN BRING IN SOLID WASTE TO OUR LANDFILL.
LILLY SANITATION WAS BOUGHT OUT BY REPUBLIC, TEXAS. WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT YET, SO THEY HAVE NOT COME TO US WITH A COMPLETED AND MUTUAL FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THEM ASKING ABOUT BECAUSE, I MEAN, LITERALLY TWO HOURS AGO, I, I WAS ASKED ABOUT IT AND I DIDN'T HAVE A CORRECT ANSWER. I DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR IT. AND MAYBE I DON'T LISTEN WELL ENOUGH, BUT I KNOW AND I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON, ON THAT. I THINK THAT'S COMING AT SOME POINT, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH REPUBLIC ON SOME OTHER THINGS. SO THEY'VE, THEY'VE HELD OFF ON, ON THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, BRINGING THAT TO. BUT I WOULD SAY THIS, I WOULD NOT LET THEIR PROBLEM BECOME OUR PROBLEM. YEAH. WELL, WHAT THEY TOLD ME TODAY, OR WHAT SOMEONE TOLD ME TODAY WAS THAT IT WAS $3 MILLION THAT THEY WERE PAYING TO THE CITY, AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO PAY IT ANYMORE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DISCUSS IT.
OKAY. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE NUMBERS ARE COMING FROM.
IT IS THAT DOES THAT DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS ITEM? IT DOES NOT. OKAY. THESE RED LINES ARE SEPARATE. NO IT DOESN'T EITHER. KATHLEEN. I'M SORRY. YOU SAID WE CAN FOLLOW UP TO GET SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. THE ONLY THE ONLY THING I'LL ADD IS THIS.
WE HAVE A WE HAVE A FEE SCHEDULE. IF THERE, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LARGE PROVIDER.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY. THEY'VE THEY'VE BOUGHT OUT A SMALLER ONE. YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT AS A BUSINESS DEAL. YOU HAVE. WE HAVE THE LANDFILL. AND LET ME CAUTION. THESE LARGE ENTITIES OVER TIME HAVE ALSO GOBBLED UP. THEY. I BELIEVE TWO OF THE LARGE TRASH COMPANIES, NATIONAL ONES, NOW OWN ABOUT 60% OF THE LANDFILLS NATIONALLY. SO I WOULD JUST CAUTION I WOULD LOOK AT THE LANDFILL AS A NACOGDOCHES RESIDENT PRIMARY THING FIRST AND TREAT IT AS A COLD HEARTED BUSINESS DEAL. REGARDLESS, THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL TO ME. AND SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE OUTLINED IN ITEM FIVE E, AND I'LL SECOND. OKAY. HAVE MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS IS KIND OF GETTING FUN. OH.
[6.A. Public Hearing: Hold a public hearing and receive citizen input on the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Tax Rate for operations of the City for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. Per Section 102.005(b) of the Texas Local Government Code, this budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $598,600 or 4.4%, and of that amount $286,849 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. Based on the median appraised homestead value of $165,796, the estimated property tax impact of the proposed tax rate is as follows]
OKAY. REGULAR AGENDA, PUBLIC HEARING. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON[00:15:03]
THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR OPERATIONS OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. PER SECTION 102-.005B OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $598,600, OR 4.4%, AND OF THAT, $286,849. IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR? BASED ON THE MEDIUM APPRAISED HOMESTEAD VALUE OF $165,796, THE ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX IMPACT ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE ARE AS FOLLOWS. I'M NOT GOING INTO THAT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. TODD SIMONEAU, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT BEFORE YOU BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, ON THE BOTTOM PART IS A GRID THAT'S CALLED A TAXPAYER IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT. IT'S REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN ANYTIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S HERE. AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE TAX RATE HEARING BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE CURRENT TAX RATE, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH WHICH NOT IN PLAY FOR THIS YEAR. BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE BEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GO BACK TO. COUNCIL DISCUSSION. IF ANY. NO DISCUSSION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. NO MOTION YET. OKAY. I'M SORRY. THIS IS JUST INFORMATION. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S
[6.B. Consider approval of an ordinance adopting the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for operations of the City for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. Per Section 102.005(b) of the Texas Local Government Code, this budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $598,600 or 4.4%, and of that amount $286,849 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. Based on the median appraised homestead value of $165,796, the estimated property tax impact of the proposed tax rate is as follows]
IT. OKAY. AND WE'LL GO TO SIX B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET FOR OPERATIONS OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. FIRST SECTION 102.005 B OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY 598,000, OR 4.4%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $286,849. IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR, BASED ON THE APPRAISED VALUE HOMESTEAD VALUE OF 165 796. ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS AS FOLLOWS. AND TALK TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
TODD SIMONEAU, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. SO WE'VE HAD OUR BUDGET HEARING. WE JUST HAD OUR TAX RATE HEARING. SO YOU'VE NOW COMPLIED WITH ALL STATE REQUIREMENTS, CHARTER REQUIREMENTS, POLICY REQUIREMENTS. SO YOU'RE READY TO ADOPT YOUR BUDGET. IT'LL NEED TO BE BY A RECORD VOTE. I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION NOW? OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE CITY OF NACOGDOCHES FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET AS PRESENTED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, IT.
IT IS A RECORD VOTE. KATHLEEN, IF YOU'LL START I, I, I I I MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[6.C. Consider action to ratify the property tax revenue increase reflected in the City's adopted Fiscal Year 2027 Budget pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 102.007(c). (Director of Finance)]
OKAY. ITEM SIX C CONSIDER ACTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE CITY'S ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 102.007. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. IT MAY SEEM REDUNDANT, BUT SINCE THIS BUDGET THAT YOU JUST ADOPTED HAS MORE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAN LAST YEAR, THE TRUTH AND TAXATION MANDATES THAT YOU RATIFY YOUR BUDGET, WHICH IS BASICALLY A PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AGAIN, THAT WE'RE RAISING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. AGAIN, THIS WILL NEED TO BE BY A RECORD VOTE UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE CITY'S ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 101.007.
SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. WE'LL START SAYING, KATHLEEN, I I I I I. MOTION CARRIES
[6.D. Consider approval of an ordinance adopting the City of Nacogdoches property tax rate for Tax Year 2026, consisting of separate Maintenance and Operations (M&O) and Interest and Sinking (l&S) rates, with the combined tax rate exceeding the City's No-New-Revenue (NNR) tax rate. (Director of Finance)]
UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. NEXT ITEM SIX D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF[00:20:04]
NACOGDOCHES PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2026, CONSISTING OF SEPARATE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND INTEREST IN SINKING RATES, WITH A COMBINED TAX RATE EXCEEDING THE CITY'S NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE LAST PART OF ADOPTING YOUR BUDGET. THERE WILL BE THREE ACTIONS REQUIRED ON THIS ONE. IF YOU'LL LOOK ON YOUR SECOND PAGE, THIS IS WHERE YOU REALLY WANT TO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW, ESPECIALLY ON THE THIRD ACTION. SO UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU NEED TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE ON ALL THREE SEPARATE ACTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL HAVE A COMMENT. I JUST LIKE TO THANK, AGAIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THE STAFF FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS BUDGET. I'VE DONE THIS FOR FOUR YEARS. THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME, AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S AMAZING WHAT THIS CITY IS ABLE TO DO. WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND THEIR BACK WITH MISSING $0.01 OF PROPERTY OF SALES TAX, PEOPLE REALLY SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE THE SERVICES THAT WE DO. IT'S IT'S IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THIS. THANK YOU MAYOR. STILL NEEDS A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 49.78 $0.08 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUATION FOR TAX YEAR 2026.SECOND RECORD VOTE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ON ACTION TWO. I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN INTEREST IN SINKING RATE OF 0.0737.07378 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR TAX YEAR 2026. DO WE NEED THE WORD TAX IN THERE? INCLUDED? IT'S ENTERTAINED. SO THE TAX YEAR IS DIFFERENT THAN THE FISCAL YEAR. SO IT'S CORRECT BY SAYING THE TAX YEAR. BUT IT'S FOR OUR FISCAL 27 BUDGET YEAR. SO I DON'T NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION.
OKAY. SECOND HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND RECORD VOTE AYE AYE AYE AYE AYE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 57.16 $0.06, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 4.3% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. SECOND. MOTION.
SECOND KATHLEEN. I I I I ALL THREE MOTIONS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THAT
[7. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR MEETING. WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL BE BACK SHORTLY.