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Kennedale council adopts FY2026 budget and sets property tax rate at 0.69619 per $100
Summary
At a special meeting Aug. 27, 2025, the Kennedale City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, ratified the property tax increase used to fund it and approved an ordinance levying the tax at a rate of 0.69619 per $100 valuation; all votes were unanimous.
Kennedale — The Kennedale City Council on Aug. 27 adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved an accompanying property tax rate of 0.69619 per $100 valuation, the council said at a special budget meeting at Kennedale City Council Chambers. The council also ratified the tax increase used to produce the adopted budget; all actions passed unanimously, 4–0.
Council consideration followed a staff presentation by Director Horton summarizing changes to the proposed budget since an Aug. 5 workshop. The city opened two public hearings — one on the FY2026 budget and one on the proposed tax rate — and received no public comments during either hearing before closing both sessions.
Director Horton told council members the budget’s property tax revenue projection is based on a tax rate of 0.69619 per $100 valuation, with the…
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