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MAYOR.AND WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGN UP FOR TODAY? NO SIR, WE DO NOT.
ALRIGHT, AND THEN THE FIRST ITEM OF HONOR AGENDA IS OVERVIEW OF CERTIFIED VALUES AND TRUTH IN TAXATION.
MAYOR DYLAN HEDRICK, SEATED AT A DARK WOODEN PODIUM CHANGES HIS EXPRESSION FROM SERIOUS TO A SLIGHT SMILE.
A MAN WITH A BEARD AND A WOMAN WITH GLASSES THEN STAND AT A SEPARATE WOODEN PODIUM WITH A LAPTOP IN A ROOM WITH ROWS OF EMPTY RED THEATER SEATS.
COUNCIL, QUICK OVERVIEW OF CERTIFIED VALUES, WHICH WERE RECEIVED LAST FRIDAY.
OUR TOTAL TAX BASE INCREASED 9.6% FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
UH, 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 SLIDE CHANGES TO PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE WITH CHARTS.
THE UH, PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THIS COMING YEAR WILL PROPOSE A TAX RATE SHIFT.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD MOVE 3 CENTS FROM THE DEBT SERVICE PORTION OF THE TAX RATE TO THE O AND M TAX RATE.
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ENHANCE SERVICES AND PROTECT CORE SERVICES WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SOME RELIEF FOR HOMEOWNERS FY 27 BUDGET PROCESS.
AND JUST A REMINDER ON THE CALENDAR, UH, AUGUST 3RD, WE'LL BE HAVING A COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
UH, AUGUST 4TH, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE.
AUGUST 11TH, WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE.
AND ON AUGUST 17TH WE'LL HAVE A DOUBLE WORK SESSION, REGULAR SESSION FOR THE COUNCIL TO GET 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 REELECTION IN NOVEMBER, 2026.
ADOPT THE RATE AND FEE ORDINANCE FOR THE FY 27 YEAR AND ADOPT A CIVIL, SO CIVIL ORDINANCE, CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE FOR THE FY 27 BUDGET YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THE MAYOR HENDRICK SITS AT THE TABLE.
LOOKS CALENDAR OR THE RATE? MAYOR HENDRICK SITS AT THE TABLE.
WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL MORE MEETINGS ON THIS AND HEARINGS FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS COUNCIL TO, UH, TO OFFER QUESTIONS.
MAN, LOOKS RIGHT THAN DOWN A PAPERS.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER TWO, SUBMISSION OF APPRAISAL ROLE AND RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27.
WE HAVE NO FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THIS INFORMATION ATTACHED TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
UM, IS THAT CERT, THAT APPRAISAL ROLE AS WELL AS THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S VOTE TO SET AND 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.
THE WOMAN CLOSES A BLACK BINDER ON TOP OF THE SILVER LAPTOP.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER, ANY QUESTIONS ON SUBMISSION OF THE APPRAISAL ROLL? YOU HEARD? ALRIGHT.
THE MICROPHONE AND TWO COMPUTER MONITORS ARE VISIBLE ON THE DESK AND WITH NOTHING FURTHER I BELIEVE.
WE NEED A, WE NEED A MOTION TONIGHT.
WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM OTT.
UH, I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED 2026 TAX RATE OF 67.99 CENTS 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 7:00 PM AT GARLAND CITY HALL.
LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND, A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST THE 11TH, 2026 AT 6:00 PM AT, UH, THE GARLAND CITY HALL LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND.
THE TAX RATE, UH, ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM AT THE GARLAND CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND.
AS I HAVE A, A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM OT.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MAD SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE, SIR.
I'LL NEED TO CLEAR THE MOTION.
WIDE SHOT OF THE COUNCIL ROOM WITH MEMBERS AT DESKS.
THE WALL DISPLAYS TEXT GARLAND AND HIS LOGO ON SCREENS.
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OTT.MAYOR PRO TIMM OTT, CAN YOU MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE? THERE WE GO.
NAMEPLATES SHOW COUNCIL MEMBERS A VOTING RESULTS OVERLAY APPEARS STATING VOTING RESULTS.
ALRIGHT, NOW COUNSEL WITH THAT ITEM BEING THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA AND AT 6 0 5 WE ARE ADJOURNED.