Council liaison: Friendswood budget process underway; ad hoc committee being formed to explore possible 2026 bond election

Councilman Paul Matringa, the City Council liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission, told commissioners on July 24 that the city has begun work on the 2025–26 budget and that councilors have started discussions about forming an ad hoc committee to consider a potential bond election in late 2025 or 2026. Matringa thanked commissioners for their service and said he and Trish would remain liaison representatives to the Planning and Zoning Commission "barring any changes." He said council discussed Fourth of July events and the budget timeline in recent council meetings and that the city had begun early planning about who might serve on an ad hoc bond committee. What was said: Matringa said council had "kicked off" the budget process and the idea of an ad hoc committee for a potential 2026 bond election was in early discussion. He did not propose or record any formal council action at the meeting and did not provide a bond scope or budget amount. No formal council directives or votes were recorded in the Planning and Zoning Commission transcript regarding the budget or a bond election.