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Henderson holds final hearings on no-new-revenue tax rate and 2025–26 budget; council cancels Sept. 16 meeting
Summary
The Henderson City Council held second public hearings Sept. 2 on a no-new-revenue tax rate of 0.529139 per $100 and on the proposed 2025–26 budget, closed both hearings, and voted to cancel the Sept. 16 council meeting. Council took no recorded final vote on the tax rate or budget ordinances in the provided transcript.
The Henderson City Council on Sept. 2 held second public hearings on the city’s proposed tax rate and the 2025–26 budget, heard public comment urging adoption of the no-new-revenue rate, closed both hearings by voice vote and later voted to cancel the council’s Sept. 16 meeting.
City staff identified the proposed tax rate as the no-new-revenue rate of 0.529139 per $100 of assessed value, a decrease of about two cents from the prior year. The council opened the second public hearing on the tax rate and then closed it after public comment.
A written public comment from Weldon Gray asked the council to reconsider any decision to raise the tax rate and suggested leaving it at the current rate to preserve capital for the city. During public comment, a resident urged the council to “do the no new revenue rate” and recommended a zero-based review of city spending.
Councilman Searcy moved to close the tax-rate hearing; Councilwoman Melissa Martin seconded and the motion carried on a voice vote. The transcript records the council then considered “the first reading of ordinance 2025-09-01 setting the proposed no-new-revenue tax rate,” but no vote on the ordinance is recorded in the provided segment.
The council also opened a second public hearing on the proposed 2025–26 budget; staff said there had been no changes since the prior meeting. The hearing was closed on motion; the transcript records a second reading item for ordinance 2025-09-02 (the proposed budget), and again no final adoption vote is recorded in the provided excerpt.
Separately, the council voted to cancel its Sept. 16 meeting. Councilwoman Jemison moved to cancel the Sept. 16 meeting and the motion carried on a voice vote.
After the day’s public business the council announced it would convene into executive session. The transcript does not record final votes adopting the tax rate or the budget ordinances within the provided excerpt.
