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Huntsville council adopts budget amendment, approves $9.66 million bond for regional water system
Summary
The Huntsville City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-13 to amend the FY 2024–25 budget and approved Resolution 2025-14 authorizing Trinity River Authority bonds up to $9,655,000 for improvements to the Huntsville Regional Water Supply System; both measures passed unanimously.
The Huntsville City Council on May 6 adopted Ordinance 2025-13 to amend the city’s fiscal year 2024–25 budget and approved Resolution 2025-14 authorizing Trinity River Authority bonds in an amount not to exceed $9,655,000 for improvements to the Huntsville Regional Water Supply System.
The budget ordinance included a correction to an exhibit listed in the original agenda: the hotel‑motel tax allocation in Exhibit D was revised to $75,800, and a line-item described as $300 in the published packet was clarified to be $500. Council members voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance after those clarifications.
Council members also voted unanimously to approve the bond resolution for the Trinity River Authority of Texas, authorizing execution of documents and procedures related to the issuance of bonds to finance water‑system improvements. The resolution states the aggregate principal amount is not to exceed $9,655,000.
The council discussed the technical corrections to the posted agenda and confirmed the revised figures before voting. No separate opposition or amendments were recorded in the meeting transcript. The actions were taken during the statutory portion of the May 6 meeting and carried by unanimous voice vote.
Officials did not provide a detailed project spending breakdown in the meeting; the ordinance and resolution as presented were approved subject to the amounts and exhibits clarified in the meeting record.
