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\"How will the city's new centralized approach to homelessness under the city manager's office ensure seamless coordination with on-the-ground enforcement teams in the environmental services, and police departments to not only clean up encampments, but also effectively connect individuals with housing and support services?\" Williams asked. He also asked what metrics would be used to measure success and how the city would track outcomes for individuals displaced by cleanups.

Williams, who gave a Fort Worth address and said he works as an engineer in \"Capell,\" described growing visible homelessness in neighborhoods and along transit corridors and urged the city to provide effective supports rather than only enforcement. The transcript records his concern that the situation is worsening despite ongoing budgeted spending on homelessness programs.

Mayor Maddie Parker responded by asking staff to follow up; the meeting record shows a staff commitment to connect Williams with Bethany Warner to discuss the concerns further. No formal policy or funding decision regarding encampment enforcement or metrics was made during the special-called meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Called City Council Meeting | September 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Randy Williams, a Fort Worth resident, asked how the city's new centralized approach to homelessness under the city manager will coordinate with enforcement teams and what metrics will measure outcomes after responsibility for encampment enforcement was shifted to Environmental Services. Staff offered to follow up.","taxTitle","Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas","taxId",2814,"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},6463264,"Dr. Kimberly Agoro urges Fort Worth to budget $100,000 for assessor to review code enforcement cases",155,459000,614000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5785856-1dec4c508a2645fab91bc836033881e9&start=459&end=614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5785856-1dec4c508a2645fab91bc836033881e9/thumbnail_459000.jpg","/articles/6463264/Fort-Worth/Tarrant-County/Texas/Dr-Kimberly-Agoro-urges-Fort-Worth-to-budget-100000-for-assessor-to-review-code-enforcement-cases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6463264-6a4b61eb8d7627b9ef8187c207df5ccb/orig.mp4?Expires=1774886157&Signature=BxF4NzQIp8clGmaM9sybcA7oIogaG0eymXUVGZwkvhKdJ2YBHwIsA2xW~JmSDqLnxFsqjnBcTxgcjW0cHysxvuScoI5VFrnerM3dlH223S511eQ2fSbXtVXcbbV~S3rjjmT30rTWZlHlRNUU5mUputv604Yis9IgP6eZwlIeeKJvpNdJJ-u0-w2yz8sMSgX~DPv3s6X~AnwatnxWiM036BnJeWbC7JuYathgO9EZ6VL1UhbQd8HJR1jQI76EMwAXWeksC6FBvRLtFuipojSAVIL33zFWTB59f-tm4XEksaVxXyAYAgSRYlVbEi~PcXs5prigkQOejtC1f5krHjqS4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Kimberly Agoro told the Fort Worth City Council during the special-called public hearing on the FY2026 budget that the city should allocate $100,000 to hire or fund a degreed engineer or qualified assessor to review code enforcement violations.

\"It is incumbent upon the city to make sure that when its citizens are faced with citations, accusations, and daunting court visits that can make them lose their hard-won properties, we, the city, are doing our best to help them and not place the burden of proof on them,\" Dr. Agoro said. She described instances in which private engineers she retained found assessments to be incorrect and said those costs are not affordable for most residents.

Agoro asked the council to \"just take a look in the budget and find a $100,000 somewhere\" among what she described as the city's broader expenditures, and she asked the council to honor Mayor Maddie Parker's prior statement that city policy should not promote \"code enforced gentrification.\" The transcript records Agoro's request and her appeal to protect homeowners; it does not show any immediate council response or an allocation decision on the request.

Her remarks were made as part of public comment during the budget hearing; no motion or formal direction to staff to allocate funds was recorded in the meeting transcript.","Dr. Kimberly Agoro told the Fort Worth City Council during a public hearing that code enforcement citations are sometimes based on inaccurate field assessments and asked the city to find $100,000 in the FY2026 budget to fund a qualified assessor for reviews.",{"_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},6463270,"Fort Worth council closes public hearings on FY2026 budget and proposed 2025 tax rate after public comment",936,277000,1213000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5785856-1dec4c508a2645fab91bc836033881e9&start=277&end=1213","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5785856-1dec4c508a2645fab91bc836033881e9/thumbnail_277000.jpg","/articles/6463270/Fort-Worth/Tarrant-County/Texas/Fort-Worth-council-closes-public-hearings-on-FY2026-budget-and-proposed-2025-tax-rate-after-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6463270-c5ebc261b05b034d0153f205e9165a0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1774886157&Signature=GkVpm5-5EwnbcUbrT9v0XhhzehKMuO6lkH2n1lRmTpLEmNKBFV2c2V6zm-oOGr-5WFD5QHEfkZO7rX~UsT1DK6O57FZ4PhWJ80Mm8JgHteQ5afkD1pj9CsTJME9LItyF5F60gHUZJI21LGhQVLn8Ro9kutcignzLU9HK-LXuxQVERASNmsHdEKUVgJIHwHPjbIrYRHNlgDhaNjtP7aR9KINpC1Oew47cAl4oD9YG8BaswNkGEKNPMlZ2BrFdZhTHoqF-9QbHYmuXbBdVo50hn96HCJ79-BWN8YZoyXRd4ZrVZGxubaWODRT~s1mWljLRG9V1uXGR7XLFw7TrOQZDuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fort Worth City Council on Monday closed two special-called public hearings — one on the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget and one on the proposed 2025 tax rate — after members of the public urged greater transparency and questioned specific expenditures.

During the hearing on the proposed FY2026 budget, public commenters criticized the city’s outreach and asked for staff to present more detail on the plan. Adrian Smith said the council should “give a presentation” so residents can understand next year’s budget and that the city had not adequately publicized budget meetings. Bob Willoughby urged the city to prioritize seniors, saying residents “ought to be able to own your home for a little while” and criticizing what he characterized as wasteful spending.

Dr. Kimberly Agoro and other commenters raised separate concerns during the budget hearing about how code enforcement citations are assessed and whether the city should fund a qualified assessor to review cases; her request for $100,000 is summarized in a separate public-comment item.

After public comment concluded, a council member moved and a second was offered to close the public hearing on agenda item 25-5439, the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget. The council voted to close the hearing; the meeting record reports that the motion passed without a recorded roll-call tally.

The council then opened a public hearing on agenda item 25-5440, the proposed 2025 tax rate. Commenters again pressed for clearer information about city spending and upcoming bond proposals. Adrian Smith said the city building cost him and other residents concerns and urged elected officials to “do right by the money that’s entrusted to you by the taxpayers.” After public comment, a council member moved to close the tax-rate hearing; the motion carried.

Mayor Maddie Parker presided over the special-called meeting. City staff present and identified during the meeting included Jeanette (staff member). The record does not identify the council members who made or seconded the motions to close each hearing, nor does it include a roll-call vote tally for either motion.

The council did not take additional action on either the budget or the tax rate at the special-called meeting; closing the public hearings is a procedural step that allows the council to move forward in its adoption process at a subsequent meeting.","The Fort Worth City Council closed special-called public hearings on the proposed fiscal 2026 budget and the proposed 2025 tax rate after several public commenters raised concerns about transparency, alleged spending, and the upcoming bond proposal. Motions to close both hearings passed without further debate.","actionData","errors"]

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Resident asks for outcome metrics after Fort Worth shifts encampment enforcement to Environmental Services

Dr. Kimberly Agoro urges Fort Worth to budget $100,000 for assessor to review code enforcement cases

Fort Worth council closes public hearings on FY2026 budget and proposed 2025 tax rate after public comment