Council sets 2026 ad valorem tax rate at 0.528541, unanimous vote

Council considered and approved an ordinance to levy the city’s 2026 ad valorem taxes at a rate of 0.528541 per $100 of assessed value.

Staff explained the meaning of the term “voter‑approved rate” (a statutory ceiling rather than a recent local election) and noted the proposed rate exceeded the no‑new‑revenue rate by 3.9%, which triggered the required hearing. A council member moved the measure and the council recorded a unanimous 6–0 vote in favor.

The ordinance was listed on the agenda as "20 20 six‑thirteen 40," and the motion language on the record was: “I move that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 0.528541 which is effectively a 3.9% increase in the tax rate and therefore I further move that ordinance number 2,026‑13‑40 be approved on 1st reading.”