Bee Cave council adopts FY2026 budget, keeps tax rate at $0.02; approves park feasibility work and retirement change

The Bee Cave City Council unanimously approved a package of budget, tax-rate and land-use measures during its regular meeting, actions that will set the city’s spending plan for fiscal year 2026, preserve the current total property-tax rate and move forward early engineering work on improvements at Bee Cave Central Park.

Most important actions at a glance: - The council adopted the Bee Cave Development Corporation (BCDC) fiscal year 2026 budget by Ordinance No. 582. The ordinance was approved by roll-call vote with all members voting yes. - The council approved an amendment to the current fiscal year budget by Ordinance No. 583; that amendment was adopted unanimously. - The council adopted the City of Bee Cave fiscal year 2026 budget by Ordinance No. 584. Council members voted unanimously. - The council adopted the maintenance-and-operations and debt-service tax rates for tax year 2025 (tax year 2025 rates apply to fiscal 2026) by Ordinance No. 585, keeping the total rate at $0.02 per $100 valuation; the motion passed unanimously. - The council approved Resolution No. 2025-51 ratifying the property-tax increase for maintenance and operations reflected in the FY2026 budget; the resolution passed unanimously. - The council approved Resolution No. 2025-52 directing the Bee Cave Development Corporation to proceed with Phase 1 feasibility and engineering work for Bee Cave Central Park and authorized a contract for Walter P. Moore to perform engineering and feasibility analysis; the resolution passed unanimously. - The council adopted Ordinance No. 586 to change Texas…