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El Campo council delays FY2026 budget adoption, schedules workshop Sept. 15
Summary
Council voted 5-1 to postpone adoption of the fiscal year 2026 budget and set a budget workshop for Sept. 15 and to resume consideration at the Sept. 22 regular meeting; council members cited the need for additional review and line-by-line discussion.
The El Campo City Council voted on Sept. 8 to postpone adoption of the fiscal year 2026 budget and set a workshop to review the document before the next regular meeting. The motion to postpone carried 5-1.
A councilmember moved to delay approving the budget to allow the full council more time to review line items and explore cost-saving options to avoid a tax increase. "I don't know if everybody's studied the line items in this budget to realize changes like that have taken place or not," the councilmember said, urging a detailed review. Staff said the…
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