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Lee, city finance staff, presented the budget and the three tax‑rate options provided by the McLennan County tax office. The city’s current adopted rate for fiscal year 2025 is 0.530016 per $100 valuation. For the proposed budget staff used the voter‑approval tax rate, 0.531392; Lee said the no‑new‑revenue rate is 0.530892 and the de minimis rate (which would allow an additional $500,000 in ad valorem collections) is higher. Using the voter‑approval rate, Lee said the maintenance-and‑operations portion of taxes on a $100,000 home would increase by about $11.49 while total tax change including interest and sinking would amount to $1.38 per $100,000 in assessed value as shown in staff slides.

Key assumptions and budget highlights presented by Lee included a 25% budgeted increase in group health insurance (staff said negotiations with the broker and carrier were ongoing and actual rates might change), a 5% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for staff, and a TMRS employer contribution increase from 12.96% to 13.12% effective Jan. 1. The budget also includes an 8% increase in water and wastewater rates to offset wholesale cost increases, and ongoing funding for the city’s tornado siren program (now in its fourth year).

Staff included capital outlay in the general fund for two fully equipped police vehicles ($143,500 total) and SCBA breathing apparatus for the fire department ($27,000). Animal shelter contractual expenses were budgeted at $180,000 annually, up from a historical figure Lee said had been about $105,000. For the utility fund Lee said revenues and expenditures were budgeted at roughly $6.7 million and that most requested utility capital items were included, totaling about $811,000 in capital fit into the utility program for the year.

Lee outlined contracted services across funds, noting approximately $1.6 million for “bluebonnet water fees” in the utility fund, $740,000 for garbage services (Progressive Waste Solutions/Waste Connections), $385,000 for electricity, $335,000 for Walker Partners engineering, $299,000 for a payment to the Waco Industrial Foundation, and a contractual payment of $150,000 to SpaceX under an existing agreement. He also noted TML insurance and legal fees among the larger recurring contracted expenses.

On airport funding, Lee said staff budgeted a 90/10 TxDOT routine airport maintenance grant: the city plans $111,111 in local spending to draw a maximum $100,000 in grant funds. Lee said cash and pooled investments were lower than the previous year as capital projects were being spent; cash and investments on hand at June 30, 2025, were $28,367,955 and fiscal‑year‑to‑date interest earnings were $700,428.

During council Q&A, members asked for additional breakdowns of how personnel costs and COLA adjustments were allocated across funds. Lee described historical and current splits for positions whose time is charged to multiple funds — for example, the assistant city manager’s time split 50/50 between the general fund and utility fund, and other administrative positions split to reflect workloads across funds. Council asked for a numerical breakdown and Lee said he would provide a detailed allocation.

The council opened and closed the required public hearings on the tax rate and proposed budget with no public speakers and then took a procedural vote. A motion to “take no action” on the budget (so that the council could adopt final budget and tax rates at the scheduled Aug. 22 special meeting) passed by voice vote. No final tax‑rate adoption or budget adoption occurred at the Aug. 21 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","McGregor, TX City Special Called Meeting 08/21/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The McGregor City Council held public hearings Aug. 21, 2025, on a proposed FY2025‑26 budget and tax rate; staff proposed a voter‑approval tax rate of $0.531392 per $100 valuation and the council delayed final adoption until Aug. 22.","taxTitle","McGregor, McLennan County, Texas","taxId",69566,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6134634,"City approves replat for 97.95‑acre Cotton Belt Farms parcel in McGregor extraterritorial jurisdiction",98,313000,411000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5679317-9264e020aba9b20d98ba44cef7af2923&start=313&end=411","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5679317-9264e020aba9b20d98ba44cef7af2923/thumbnail_313000.jpg","/articles/6134634/McGregor/McLennan-County/Texas/City-approves-replat-for-9795acre-Cotton-Belt-Farms-parcel-in-McGregor-extraterritorial-jurisdiction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6134634-1371ffba96a5046d0f4b5d52340e2dff/orig.mp4?Expires=1774822055&Signature=ULAod1wFh~nYaP-p-ubiwurKEEJCVIhCtZ-39gp1RMtCjAW3ZVF7dwiE8YGIgMTPysvKV2D6oFuAQ2HMaYahnRlwx9LolqrLv2S7zlo6c03FKjRo2V-kpJU3krMH5Op3R-Sx4-qBbLZpOlYK~J7zaVSK0DskRTWvJX3XOFmsROI77mYTwhLRtWaZfmVXw3fPALCrPXonVw90XXfwSudOhZ2Egs42mCCAWHA-oobhe-Xoqes61JzvSSLLEz2aHONz3E5TbmfvV1OLtvlIT7BjMwWlgifo8t1EGTKAo8hDZlpTfPMrnJb1SRwdA~6y2yCM-WU6aL1TqwZjQMDIATGAWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","McGregor City Council approved a replat application for an unaddressed parcel known as Cotton Belt Farms — a 97.95‑acre property in the Robert Bissett survey — located in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) during its Aug. 21, 2025 special meeting.

Brian, city staff, told council the property sits in the city’s ETJ after earlier annexations extended the ETJ and that the applicants are not requesting city services. “This specific piece of property is in our ETJ here. . . . They are not asking us for anything. They're getting their water from Central Bosque that has been engineered and approved by Central Bosque's engineers,” Brian said.

He said Walker Partners reviewed the plat and provided numerous comments; staff determined some comments were applicable and others were not. Brian said the developer plans several parcel sizes on the replat: “Right now, it's, these 6 3 acre tracks that are on the top here on Willow Way, and then the rest of this is planned to be sold off in 10 acre tracks by description,” he said.

On utilities, Brian said the property will take water from Central Bosque and that wastewater will be served by aerator systems designated by the county. He warned that Central Bosque’s system cannot support fire protection on the property, meaning conventional municipal fire flows will not be available from that provider: “Central Bosque system can't handle fire protection, so they won't have it out there.”

A public hearing was opened and closed with no general public comments; one person (identified in the minutes as “Mister Butler”) was asked to identify himself for the record but did not offer substantive comment on the record. Planning and Zoning recommended the replat conditionally after the developer addressed a list of required plat text and specification items, Brian said.

The council moved to approve the replat (Property ID 139923) by motion and voice vote; the motion carried. The approval applies to the plat configuration in the ETJ and does not obligate the city to provide water, wastewater or fire protection services to the parcels. Staff said the developer will need to meet the county’s wastewater requirements for aerator systems and finalize any outstanding plat notes identified by Walker Partners and county reviewers.","The council approved a contingent replat of nearly 98 acres in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction; staff said properties in the replat will rely on Central Bosque water and county‑approved aerator wastewater systems and that full fire protection service is not available via the Central Bosque system.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6134638,"Council approves replat for 1115 East McGregor Drive for proposed indoor archery range and retail",58,104000,162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5679317-9264e020aba9b20d98ba44cef7af2923&start=104&end=162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5679317-9264e020aba9b20d98ba44cef7af2923/thumbnail_104000.jpg","/articles/6134638/McGregor/McLennan-County/Texas/Council-approves-replat-for-1115-East-McGregor-Drive-for-proposed-indoor-archery-range-and-retail","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6134638-e8cb2d80465473fdfc03f78ae1041c20/orig.mp4?Expires=1774822055&Signature=PH-mbvMY~vDSXjsyGS~EDYGcA5RwRUucOUdE6~8-F4GAZnIH3uuDB-4Z53TR1XEVVEzSCnG2y-MNB0XAy2-oHQphV4Zy83ZYdjZCX2fjtMC0ndfQPe7~QNTkVRviTojWT4gi9L85yROMsRy1u6lgCA711NP9HE3ARevGDoLYSsfH5h2q1D~iNPqW6B~0QAJGrLTCPi0qXwTLygRVMPV6QAxWbzTevuIJbt7d27xCgJo25UMnERzIuPFc89F0Q0wM3D8Uust7soI57LD4rn64V7lmulp5bo2v2iyD0Stq3qlhUlqARU5SU8G~QFdFK4xIRlJ~b508L-7YA9wQ49-Vyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","McGregor City Council approved an application to replat property at 1115 East McGregor Drive during a special called meeting on Aug. 21, 2025, clearing the way for a two‑acre split the applicant requested to enable a proposed indoor archery range with a retail front. Brian, city staff, told the council the site is next to the Chevy dealership and is zoned light industrial.

The request had been recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Brian said. “When this was presented to Planning and Zoning, there was not a project that had been presented to the city. Planning and zoning, recommended the approval for the replat,” he said. Brian added that building plans were received on the day of the meeting and staff was working with the developer.

Brian described the proposed use: “As of today, we received building plans for a project there. . . . The project is an archery facility. So it would have an indoor archery range and then, of course, a retail component at the front.” He noted the city’s code of ordinances does not explicitly list an “archery range” category and said staff has been treating similar indoor shooting or amusement‑type uses under existing provisions — for example, provisions that currently address amusement facilities or miniature golf. “There is some provisions in there for amusement type facilities or miniature golf. So we felt like that was driving range, somewhat applicable. So we may wanna add that to our ordinances,” Brian said.

Brian told council staff did not see any problems with the proposed replat as presented. The council opened and closed the public hearing with no members of the public speaking, and a motion to approve the replat carried by voice vote.

The council did not adopt any ordinance changes at the meeting; Brian noted a potential follow‑up to consider adding a specific use classification for archery ranges to the city code. The replat approval itself applies only to the parcel configuration and does not authorize final building permits beyond standard permitting and code reviews.

Council action and next steps: the replat was approved by motion; there was no recorded roll‑call vote in the minutes. Per city staff remarks, the item will proceed through the normal permitting process and staff said they will continue coordinating with the developer on building details and code applicability.","The McGregor City Council approved a replat of a parcel at 1115 East McGregor Drive that staff said will allow a developer to build an indoor archery range with a retail component on a two‑acre portion of the property; staff said the project is zoned light industrial and that existing city code lacks a specific use category for archery ranges.","actionData","errors"]

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