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Plainview council adopts 2025–26 budget and approves 2025 tax rate
Summary
The Plainview City Council unanimously approved the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, ratified a property tax increase reflected in that budget and adopted a 2025 ad valorem tax rate of $0.7352 per $100 of valuation.
Plainview — The Plainview City Council on Sept. 23 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and took formal votes to ratify the property tax increase reflected in that budget and adopt the city's 2025 ad valorem tax rate.
City officials said the budget implements council strategic priorities, including economic development, workforce housing, competitive salary adjustments and capital projects such as airport improvements, downtown identity work and Fire Station 1 renovations. The council approved the budget on a second reading and then took the required statutory steps to ratify the tax increase and set the tax rate.
City Manager (Mr. Chancellor) briefed the council on the budget and said the city is funding a redesigned Main Street coordinator position focused on economic development, a $100,000 city contribution to the Flameview Economic Development Corporation and the Plainview and Hill County Economic Development Corporation, and a 3% COLA adjustment pending completion of a compensation study. The manager said the city budget includes 189 full-time positions, a net increase of four full-time employees.
During the presentation, staff noted general fund revenues make up about 61% of the budget and that the city's property valuations have increased, which raised projected collections. Using the figures presented, staff reported an average homestead increase of $33.80 for the year based on an illustrative assumption in the slide deck.
Council members discussed the budget and asked clarifying questions about the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and budget timing. The council then approved the budget, ratified the budget's reflected property tax increase and adopted an ad valorem tax rate. The adopted tax rate is $0.7352 per $100 of assessed valuation; the motion described that figure as an effective 5.87% increase in the tax rate as presented to council.
Council recorded roll call votes for the budget and the tax measures; the meetings minutes show the votes were unanimous. Mayor Starnes, Mayor Pro Tem Weiss and council members Dickerson, Martinez, Garcia, House, Rascon and Rodriguez all voted yes.
The council also discussed that although the dollar revenue from property taxes is expected to increase because valuations rose, the historical tax rate trend shown in the presentation has fallen in recent years. City staff said the combination of rising valuations and a slightly adjusted rate results in higher collections without necessarily raising the per-property burden in every individual case.
The council moved on to other business after the tax and budget votes.
