Liberty Hill council sets maximum proposed tax rate, schedules Aug. 27 public hearings
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The Liberty Hill City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 13 to set a maximum proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.469407 per $100 valuation for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and scheduled public hearings on Aug. 27 on the proposed budget and tax rate.
Finance Director Josh Armstrong told the council the vote is an early, statutorily required step in the budget process. “What we are asking for you to do tonight is essentially set the maximum tax rate for the next fiscal year,” Armstrong said, adding that once the council sets that figure it can only adopt a rate at that level or lower.
The council adopted resolution 2025‑R‑051 to formalize the proposed maximum rate and the hearing schedule. The resolution sets the “no new revenue” tax rate at $0.469407 per $100 valuation and lists the voter-approval tax rate at $0.486071. A council member moved to adopt the notice of no-new-revenue tax rate and to propose the maximum at $0.469407; the motion was seconded; the roll-call vote was 7–0 in favor.
Why it matters: Setting the maximum proposed rate begins the legally required public-notice and hearing timeline under Texas tax law and signals the council’s intent to hold rates at or below the no-new-revenue level. The City will hold at least one formal public hearing — set for Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. — before adopting a final budget and tax rate.
Discussion and next steps: Armstrong told council staff built the draft budget around the no-new-revenue rate and said that adopting the rate tonight preserves council’s ability to lower it at final adoption but not to raise it. Council virtually paused the budget debate to complete the required notices and to give the public scheduled opportunities to comment at the Aug. 27 hearings.
No substantive amendments to the proposed rate were made during the meeting; the motion to adopt the resolution and schedule the hearings passed 7–0.
The council will take public comment and consider final budget adoption at the public hearings scheduled for Aug. 27 in the Liberty Hill Council Chamber.
Finance Director Josh Armstrong told the council the vote is an early, statutorily required step in the budget process. “What we are asking for you to do tonight is essentially set the maximum tax rate for the next fiscal year,” Armstrong said, adding that once the council sets that figure it can only adopt a rate at that level or lower.
The council adopted resolution 2025‑R‑051 to formalize the proposed maximum rate and the hearing schedule. The resolution sets the “no new revenue” tax rate at $0.469407 per $100 valuation and lists the voter-approval tax rate at $0.486071. A council member moved to adopt the notice of no-new-revenue tax rate and to propose the maximum at $0.469407; the motion was seconded; the roll-call vote was 7–0 in favor.
Why it matters: Setting the maximum proposed rate begins the legally required public-notice and hearing timeline under Texas tax law and signals the council’s intent to hold rates at or below the no-new-revenue level. The City will hold at least one formal public hearing — set for Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. — before adopting a final budget and tax rate.
Discussion and next steps: Armstrong told council staff built the draft budget around the no-new-revenue rate and said that adopting the rate tonight preserves council’s ability to lower it at final adoption but not to raise it. Council virtually paused the budget debate to complete the required notices and to give the public scheduled opportunities to comment at the Aug. 27 hearings.
No substantive amendments to the proposed rate were made during the meeting; the motion to adopt the resolution and schedule the hearings passed 7–0.
The council will take public comment and consider final budget adoption at the public hearings scheduled for Aug. 27 in the Liberty Hill Council Chamber.
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