Council reviews Lampasas County appraisal district’s proposed FY26 budget; city contribution would rise about $42,000

City of Lampasas staff at the workshop reviewed the Lampasas County Appraisal District’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and told council the city’s contribution would increase by roughly $42,000 under the proposed plan.

The staff presentation said the appraisal district is updating technology and addressing building repairs, and that those items contributed to a "significant increase" in the proposed budget. The presenter said he had received a copy of the appraisal district’s proposed FY26 budget the prior week and that the appraisal district will meet Thursday for further action.

Valuation adjustments: City staff reported that an individual identified as Juan has submitted correspondence identifying properties that had not been on the city tax roll. Staff said Juan has identified 22 properties not previously on the tax roll with a combined appraised value in excess of $5,000,000; staff also said about 88 additional properties require further investigation to determine whether they should be added to the city’s tax roll.

Public comment and next steps: At the meeting a resident (identified in the record as "Lehi") asked to speak further on the matter and said the increase was "a huge increase." Staff said the appraisal district would meet on Thursday and that revised budget materials will come back to the city later for formal action. The staff presenter said the chief appraiser would be able to address valuation methodology and that staff was relaying the appraisal district’s submitted budget to taxing entities for review.

Speakers identified for this discussion included: Staff member (presenter), Juan (appraisal-district staff mentioned), and Resident (identified as "Lehi").