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          THIS SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026. I'M SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR TODAY? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. FIRST ITEM 
          [1. Overview of Certified Values and Truth-in-Taxation]
ON OUR AGENDA IS OVERVIEW OF CERTIFIED VALUES AND TRUTH IN TAXATION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. QUICK OVERVIEW OF CERTIFIED VALUES WHICH WERE RECEIVED LAST FRIDAY. OUR TOTAL TAX BASE INCREASED 9.6% FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. OF THIS, 5.6%, OR 932 MILLION, WAS IN RESIDENTIAL, 856 MILLION, OR 10.4% WAS IN COMMERCIAL, 942 MILLION, OR 26.8% WAS IN BUSINESS. PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THIS COMING YEAR WILL PROPOSE A TAX RATE SHIFT. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD MOVE $0.03 FROM THE DEBT SERVICE PORTION OF THE TAX RATE TO THE TAX RATE. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ENHANCE SERVICES AND PROTECT CORE SERVICES, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SOME RELIEF FOR HOMEOWNERS. AND JUST A REMINDER ON THE CALENDAR. AUGUST 3RD WILL BE HAVING A COUNCIL DISCUSSION. AUGUST 4TH WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE. AUGUST 11TH WILL HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE. AND ON AUGUST 17TH, WE'LL HAVE A WORK SESSION, REGULAR SESSION FOR THE COUNCIL TO GIVE FINAL DIRECTION ON THE TAX RATE AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET. HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE. ADOPT THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE CALL FOR A TAX RATE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER 2026. ADOPT THE RATE AND FEE ORDINANCE FOR THE FY 27 YEAR AND ADOPT A CIVIL AND CIVIL ORDINANCE CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE FOR THE FY 2011 BUDGET YEAR. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THE. CALENDAR OR THE RATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL MORE MEETINGS ON THIS AND HEARINGS FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS COUNCIL TO TO OFFER 
          [2. Submission of Appraisal Roll and Rate for FY 2026-2027]
QUESTIONS. I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER TWO SUBMISSION OF APPRAISAL ROLE AND RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE NO FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THIS INFORMATION. ATTACHED TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IS THAT SORT OF THAT APPRAISAL ROLE, AS WELL AS THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S VOTE, TO SET IN PLACE A PROPOSED TAX RATE, AS WELL AS THE DATES FOR THOSE PUBLIC HEARING. THE NOTICE WILL BE PLACED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE PROMINENTLY, AS WELL AS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY NEWSPAPER. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPRAISAL YOU HEARD? ALL RIGHT. AND NOTHING FURTHER, I BELIEVE. DO WE NEED A WE NEED A MOTION TONIGHT. OH, THERE WE GO. WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED 2026 TAX RATE OF 67.9 $0.09 PER $100 VALUATION BE DISCUSSED AT THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE COMMENT AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 4TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. AT GARLAND CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND. A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 11TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. AT THE GARLAND CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND. THE TAX RATE ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. AT THE GARLAND CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. SIR, I NEED TO CLEAR THE MOTION. ONE SECOND. 
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MAYOR PRO TEM ORT, CAN YOU MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE? THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. 
          AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. NOW, COUNCIL, WITH THAT ITEM BEING THE LAST ITEM ON OUR
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