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Votes at a glance: Sanger council approves budget, tax measures, fees, contracts and other ordinances
Summary
The Sanger City Council on Sept. 2 approved the fiscal 2025–26 budget, set the property tax rate, ratified the property tax increase reflected in the budget, revised the city fee schedule, authorized a CORE Construction design services agreement, and approved several land‑use and interlocal items.
The Sanger City Council took a series of ordinance, resolution and contract votes during its Sept. 2 regular session. Key outcomes:
• Ordinance 09-23-25 — Property tax roll: Council approved the tax roll submitted by the tax assessor-collector (required by the Texas Property Tax Code). Motion to approve ordinance 09-23-25 passed (vote recorded as unanimous in the meeting record).
• Ordinance 09-24-25 — Fiscal year 2025–26 budget: Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget (ordinance 09-24-25), including routine provisions for intra- and inter-fund transfers and adoption of the city’s investment policy under the Public Funds Investment Act. Motion passed unanimously.
• Ordinance 09-25-25 — Adopted tax rate: Council set the 2025–26 property tax rate at 0.689747 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation (divided into M&O of 0.573485 and debt of 0.116262). The motion to adopt the tax rate (stated in the ordinance as an effective 3.27% increase relative to the voter-approval tax rate language required by state law) passed by roll-call vote recorded in the transcript as unanimous.
• Ordinance 09-26-25 — Ratification of property tax increase: Because the adopted budget raises more property tax revenue than the previous year, state law requires a separate ratification vote. Council approved ordinance 09-26-25 to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the FY2025–26 budget; the motion passed unanimously.
• Resolution 2025-14 (master fee schedule update): Council approved an updated master fee schedule tied to the fiscal year, which included new water/wastewater rates recommended by consultants, a notary fee, and other adjustments. Motion passed unanimously (resolution number as stated in meeting packet: 2025-14; packet reference highlighted changes).
• Agreement — CORE Construction services (agenda item 17): Council authorized the city manager to execute a services agreement with CORE Construction for design, owner’s project-construction consultant (OPCC) and construction documents for renovations to the community center; the contract includes design and ADA-driven work with construction to follow in a separate contract once estimates are complete. Motion carried (vote recorded as passed; transcript does not list specific vote tally).
• Ordinance O92725 — Rezoning (B-2 to Planned Development): Council approved the rezoning of approximately 23.425 acres to Planned Development with an amendment requiring masonry screening along residential edges; see separate article for full coverage of that item.
• Interlocal cooperation agreement (2025–27) with Denton County — fire protection services (agenda item 8): Council approved the agreement while directing staff to continue negotiations, provide monthly run-count reporting and return for a 90-day review; see separate article for details.
Votes and procedural notes: Where the transcript recorded a roll call or explicit “passes unanimously,” the article notes unanimous passage. For motions where the transcript summarized passage without an explicit roll-call tally, the outcome is recorded as “passed” and the transcript citation is provided in the provenance section.
