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Council adopts midyear budget amendments, approves equipment financing and advances vape‑shop regulations
Summary
Council approved midyear budget amendments for FY2025 covering grants, city hall design, street and park expenditures; approved lease financing for golf course equipment; and voted to advance an ordinance regulating smoke, tobacco and CBD retail operations with further drafting instructed.
The council adopted midyear amendments to the fiscal 2025 budget and took several finance‑related actions.
Budget amendments: Finance staff presented a package of midyear adjustments that covered multiple funds. Key items included revenue and expense adjustments related to a volunteer fire‑department donation for a brush truck, a South Llano shared‑use bridge project where TxDOT reimbursement is expected, carrying several water and sewer projects forward into 2025 (including the Homa Glen sanitary sewer project), and shifting tourism‑related trash receptacles from the tourism to sanitation budget. Electric revenue was adjusted to reflect an energy contract settlement. The council approved ordinance 2025‑13 adopting the midyear amendments.
Equipment financing: Council approved a lease‑purchase financing package with Huntington Bank for a specialized golf course mower to replace a 20‑year‑old unit; cost and terms were presented and the contract was approved with the vendor’s financing partner as the lender.
Vape/tobacco/CBD regulation: The council voted to advance a draft ordinance (25‑14) that would regulate smoke, tobacco and “CBD/CBG” retail establishments, including proximity limits to schools and other sensitive uses; the measure was co‑sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Kirchner and another council member. Staff and the city attorney will continue to refine the draft to sync with evolving state legislation and to capture specific product‑ingredient language the council wants to consider. The council moved the ordinance forward for public notice and further drafting, and staff will prepare a public outreach process before final council adoption.
Staff said additional midyear amendments may be needed at year end, and councilmembers asked that future budget and policy decisions consider allocations to historic preservation and arts as part of larger hotel‑occupancy tax (HOT) discussions that staff previewed during the meeting.
