Votes at a glance: Dilley council actions on Sept. 29, 2026

The City of Dilley took the following formal actions at its Sept. 29 special meeting:

- Maintenance & operations rate: Councilmember Eric Aranda moved to set the M&O rate at 0.496898; seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Everardo Castillo. Roll-call votes recorded Castillo—Yay; Aranda—Yay; Marissa Torres—Aye; Joe Garcia—Nay. Tally 3 yes, 1 no. Motion passed.

- Interest and sinking (debt service) rate: A motion to set the debt-service rate at 0.317014 was considered; an initial roll produced a 2–2 tie that the mayor broke in favor of the motion. Later recorded roll-call on the revised motion recorded unanimous 'Yay' votes for the debt-service rate. Motion passed.

- Ordinance adoption (26-29-09): Motion to adopt the ordinance setting the total tax rate at 0.813912 passed on recorded roll call with the council voting in favor. The mayor closed the meeting after announcing adoption.

These recorded votes were taken in sequence per counsel’s guidance (separate votes for M&O and debt service, then the final ordinance vote). The city will publish the adopted budget and tax-rate explanation online.