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Killeen council sets preliminary FY2026 tax rate at 70.14 cents; public hearing set for Sept. 2
Summary
The council voted to set a preliminary property tax rate that would fund public safety and one‑time capital items in the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget; staff and council members debated tradeoffs between recurring personnel costs and one‑time capital needs.
The Killeen City Council on Aug. 5 set a preliminary property tax rate of 70.14 cents per $100 of assessed value for fiscal year 2026 and scheduled a public hearing on the tax rate for Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. at City Hall.
Lede: Councilmember Solomon moved to set the preliminary rate at 0.7014; the motion carried unanimously on a recorded vote, and the council directed staff to include a set of police, fire and one‑time capital items in the proposed budget while returning to adopt a final rate in September.
Nut graf: The rate the council set is just under the “voter‑approval” threshold that would trigger an automatic election; city staff explained the calculation and said the recommended rate is intended to preserve recent gains in recruiting and retaining public safety…
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