The City of Robinson City Council adopted an ordinance approving the fiscal year 2025'1026 budget totaling $46,810,098 and separately approved an ordinance setting the city's property tax rate at 0.509937 on Aug. 29, 2025. Council members then voted to ratify the property-tax revenue increase reflected in the adopted budget.

The budget ordinance (2025-025) covers operating and capital costs across the general fund, debt service, utilities and other funds. During the public hearing staff presented the fund-level totals: a $10,428,527 general fund, a $3,313,085 debt service fund, utility funds totaling about $11,000,927,308, capital projects of $10,134,700 and utility capital projects of $10,953,002.95, producing the $46,810,098 combined total.

The council then considered ordinance 2025-026 to adopt the tax rate. A staff presentation noted the council trimmed the originally proposed rate and set a total rate of 0.509937 (reported as 50.9937 cents). According to the agenda language read aloud during the meeting, the required motion stated the adopted rate was "effectively a 15% increase in the tax rate." Council approved that motion by voice vote.

Council followed with a motion to ratify the property-tax revenue increase reflected in the budget, as required by state law when an adopted budget raises more property tax revenue than the previous year; the motion passed by voice vote. The council chair told members an adoption letter must be signed and delivered to the tax assessor, identified in the meeting as Miss Young, before members left the meeting.

Council discussion and public comment during the hearing included brief questions about budget line items and previously discussed items from a budget workshop; a council member clarified that $10,000 had been allotted for animal-related needs previously discussed. No roll-call vote with individual member names was recorded in the public transcript for the ordinances; the minutes reflect voice votes of "Aye" and no recorded opposing votes.

The ordinances adopt the budget and tax rate as read into the record and provide appropriations for the coming fiscal year; the council did not attach additional amendments at the time of the vote. Staff said the budget and tax-rate documents had been updated to reflect items discussed in prior budget hearings and a budget workshop and that staff would be available to answer additional questions after the hearing.