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City staff said the appropriations reflect funds collected and balances carried forward during the prior 12 months and that the adjustments move money within budgeted funds to cover project carryovers. The city manager said some interfund transfers use enterprise-fund resources to fund general-fund needs in the upcoming budget cycle, and that staff consulted the city auditor and reviewed practices with the City of Amarillo to confirm the transfers were permissible.

The city manager said the transfers are intended to support five strategic priorities the council discussed in prior meetings, including infrastructure maintenance and competitive employee pay. “While it's not typical, and we'll continue to adjust as we need to throughout this next budget cycle,” he said, describing the transfers as a legal tool to balance revenue and expenses and maintain services.

Council members asked staff to justify using enterprise funds for transfers; staff replied that the auditor had reviewed the action and Amarillo had similar practices. The ordinance was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Weiss, seconded by Council member Rascon, and approved on first reading by unanimous vote.

Council recorded the first-reading approval and noted the ordinance moves existing funds among accounts rather than adding new, unbudgeted expenditures. The council did not specify a second-reading date during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Plainview - City Council 9/9/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved on first reading Ordinance No. 25-3781 to appropriate supplemental funds and make interfund transfers for carryovers and capital projects; staff said transfers were reviewed with the auditor and a comparable peer city.","taxTitle","Plainview, Hale County, Texas","taxId",69492,"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},6472304,"Plainview council approves first reading of master fee schedule with new animal and utility fees",710,1205000,1915000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776700-c8ce7ea27784722c2929cdee85f41eb5&start=1205&end=1915","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776700-c8ce7ea27784722c2929cdee85f41eb5/thumbnail_1205000.jpg","/articles/6472304/Plainview/Hale-County/Texas/Plainview-council-approves-first-reading-of-master-fee-schedule-with-new-animal-and-utility-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6472304-f2b248d52af894036fb776b95ff8676b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775142121&Signature=SCk7b6Zcq6A7q4Q6mBOIJXj7RtYrd3~7344d2i~~kJxj-EKxEUhhDajcQgjHbtuJSFywMipN~2lTMkY08klp4GDIlcxVeOxG~Oyp7-VOreyhNI4IVQgiNwj90SH7prjisEVCzlwQbk0htvRssVpxTq3BKC9mq-VPiNWmf-q1oBnHUPWnL3nvUgBsNO39Crz0L2odyZmH0D8xJLMlx7negi9IxyaLKa-3wCJbW5pZfq-gMSLCer5yW5djhrwBKB4lapiDnBFK6V0mlERX-dqKjbkOZS-3FbrA2YtvQON36hnwCWyGQLYGB0YJk~Pp8NmdqWgYVe0PFsBlc~pVVVYkyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Plainview City Council on Sept. 9 approved on first reading Ordinance No. 25-3780, which updates the city's master fee schedule and adds or revises several fees for animal control, facility rentals and utility service enforcement.

City staff presented several specific changes during the meeting. The ordinance adds a $10 microchip fee, a $50 fee labeled for a “destruction of dangerous dog,” a $200 overnight-shipping fee for rabies testing, and clarifies shipping costs to reflect overnight handling to a testing lab in Austin. For facility rentals, staff proposed increasing the cleaning deposit by $100 while keeping rental rates unchanged, and a lost-key fee of $350 to cover rekeying costs.

Public Works Director Mr. Weems presented proposed utility-related fees, including a new $25 meter-tampering fee for customers who knowingly unplug meters and a mechanism to recover costs when city-owned equipment is damaged. Weems said tampering and deliberate damage occur with measurable frequency: “We have a few customers that will regularly unplug their meters. It's anywhere from 4 to 10 a month… We do have about a dozen right now that need to be repaired from wires being cut, purposely cut,” he said. The council asked whether the $25 tampering fee would be billed immediately; staff said the $25 fee will be assessed on the customer’s next water bill, while larger equipment-replacement charges will be invoiced separately if necessary.

Council members questioned how the “dangerous dog” charge would be applied. Staff clarified that designation is made by animal control: “It would be deemed dangerous dog by animal control, and surrendered by the owner of the animal,” a staff member said during discussion. The $200 overnight shipping fee reflects staff effort to ensure timely lab testing for potential rabies exposure; staff reported shipments occur roughly two to three times per month.

The ordinance was moved by Council member Rascon and seconded by Council member House and approved on first reading by a unanimous voice/hand vote. The council did not specify a date for a second reading during the meeting.

The master fee schedule update bundles many smaller municipal fees into a single annual ordinance; staff said the update clarifies billing practices (for example, tire billing and dumpster sizes) and aligns fees with current service costs.","Council approved on first reading an ordinance to update the city's master fee schedule, adding or adjusting animal-control, rental, solid-waste and meter-tampering fees; council members voted unanimously.",{"_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},6472306,"Plainview council approves first reading of $48.8 million budget and sets proposed property tax rate",645,372000,1017000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776700-c8ce7ea27784722c2929cdee85f41eb5&start=372&end=1017","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776700-c8ce7ea27784722c2929cdee85f41eb5/thumbnail_372000.jpg","/articles/6472306/Plainview/Hale-County/Texas/Plainview-council-approves-first-reading-of-488-million-budget-and-sets-proposed-property-tax-rate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6472306-1f2eab7f2547d3ab9b6d170a2d5fb0b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775142121&Signature=Y6jX7jzORBDCySylaKixIkLHIuusugc-aLbd0IqpRgiF3FwHLIQYnfdVn9xinmxELSze3WGNO8rpGT--Ik1ktO4BVxpXHoaIv-9lLPXHAaRIOkTfAZ8zYn0CrIsoYDSd9Jk3R2-Jq9-ra5Zx0LYFbcdPGxGpsZi93JFUaPEca51ffHqYMY~s2ZpbZt3S~remp40fsQ9zyn9j5PUwK6p-TL729Vbrc3c9TYvEyxZNeukcdSW-7W39ag3-3jXhTJEsFj-s9nBpi9rTJC6B-BkN8rzgRBZR3qRIjbk3aRTkSWA7M~8lLXKYEK9MlJvJvMtnCqkx3bQfk~3bwslS-mXELg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Plainview City Council on Sept. 9 approved on first reading an ordinance adopting a proposed $48,800,000 budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and set a proposed property tax rate of 0.7352 per $100 valuation.

City Manager Mr. Chancellor opened the council’s public hearing and described the topline figures: “The proposed total budget is at 48,800,000.0 for fiscal year 26,” and he said the proposed tax rate would be 0.7352 per $100 valuation. The council heard no public comment before moving to votes; both the budget ordinance (No. 25-3778) and the separate vote on the proposed tax rate passed on first reading by unanimous roll call.

The vote followed the public hearing required under state law and a presentation from the city manager explaining revenue and spending assumptions. The city manager said the proposed operating revenues reflected a lower tax rate in part because taxable valuations rose about 8.25% this year. He told the council the general fund would remain the primary operating source while the capital improvement program (CIP) accounted for a large share of budgeted capital spending.

Key budget figures cited at the meeting included a proposed total budget of $48.8 million; the CIP and capital outlay line of roughly $16.7 million; planned street improvements of $5,850,000; water and sewage capital at about $3.2 million with a $2,000,000 sand-filter project carryover; and personnel costs that the city said raise operating expenditures overall by about 5.65%, to roughly $15.9 million in personnel spending.

The city manager said some fee categories were unchanged (water, sewage fees) while solid-waste fees reflect a projected 3% increase. He estimated the average Plainview household would see a monthly change of about $2.82 under the proposed budget, contrasted with about $9.46 cited last year; the council emphasized the valuation increase as a primary factor in lowering the tax rate per $100 of value even as overall revenues grow.

Council member Howe noted state-required wording used during tax-rate adoption can be misleading and clarified that the statutorily required language can portray the action as an “increase” even when the rate per $100 is falling because total valuation rose. “The wording is mandatory that we have to read in order to adopt the tax rate… It is not increasing the tax rate,” Howe said during council comment.

Roll-call votes were recorded as follows on the budget ordinance first reading: Mayor Starnes — yes; Council member Dickerson — yes; Council member Martinez — yes; Council member Garcia — yes; Council member House — yes; Council member Rascon — yes; Mayor Pro Tem Weiss — yes; Council member Rodriguez — yes. The council announced the motion passed unanimously 8–0. The mayor announced the ordinance number for the first reading as Ordinance No. 25-3778.

The council noted that a second and final reading on the ordinance and on the proposed tax rate is scheduled for Sept. 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers.","At its Sept. 9 meeting the Plainview City Council approved on first reading a $48.8 million budget for fiscal 2025–26 and set a proposed property tax rate of 0.7352 per $100 valuation; council members voted unanimously on both measures.","actionData","errors"]

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