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Addison council debate turns to property-tax rate, compensation and budget priorities
Summary
Council members pressed for a clear discussion of the town's property-tax rate after workshops showed many one-time projects and a proposed compensation step plan for police and fire. Some members urged lowering the rate; others warned of service cuts.
Addison — The Addison City Council spent a large portion of its Aug. 12 meeting debating the town’s property-tax approach for the fiscal 2026 budget, with members split between calls to lower the rate and warnings that cuts would reduce services residents value.
Steven Glitter, chief financial officer, told the council that the voter-approval tax rate calculation presented at the budget workshop was adjusted slightly by the Dallas County Tax Office (from a stated 65.4287 to 65.3647 in the materials). Glitter said the proposed budget keeps the town’s property-tax rate effectively unchanged and that the general fund changes under discussion are primarily driven by recurring employee compensation increases, especially a step plan for police and fire.
Council Member Randy pushed for an explicit tax-rate conversation and argued the council should have begun the budget process by setting a target rate rather than compiling a “wish list” of projects. “There is no reason we should not be lowering…
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