Montgomery CCPD adopts FY26 budget; board discusses switching to quarterly meetings and staff reporting

The City of Montgomery Crime Control and Prevention District approved its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget at the July 28 meeting. Board members voted to accept the budget as presented; the transcript records the motion carrying without a roll-call of individual votes by name. Why it matters: The CCPD budget sets the district’s spending priorities for crime-control and prevention programs for the coming fiscal year. Approving FY26 allows staff to proceed with planned expenditures under the district’s financial plan. Following the budget vote, members discussed the board’s meeting frequency. A board member asked whether the board could move from monthly to quarterly meetings to reduce meeting burden. The board agreed to place the frequency change on a future agenda and said quarterly meetings would include a budget update so the board can track expenditures between meetings. The board confirmed its next meeting date as Aug. 25 (the last Monday of the month). Members also discussed operational matters related to the city’s new facilities: they noted keys to the new City Hall and Police Department had been received, questioned when payments for facility use would begin and said there had been a request for an extension covering July. The transcript does not provide formal direction to change facility-payment schedules. No formal amendments to the FY26 budget were recorded in the transcript. The board did not cite statutes, ordinances or outside authorities during the vote. Staff was asked to continue providing routine budget updates at future meetings, whether monthly or quarterly. Taper: The board scheduled follow-up on meeting frequency and requested that quarterly meetings include a concise budget status report so members can monitor spending if meetings are reduced.