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Victoria council adopts ordinance canvassing venue-project election, establishes venue project fund
Summary
The City of Victoria passed an ordinance canvassing a special election that designated a community center venue project and approved a resolution creating a dedicated Community Center Venue Project Fund for venue-tax proceeds and related payments. Both actions were unanimous and will be submitted to the Texas Attorney General as required.
The Victoria City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance canvassing the returns of a special election that designated a community center venue project and approved a resolution establishing a Community Center Venue Project Fund to account for venue-tax revenue and related debt payments.
City staff said the canvass ordinance is being adopted to satisfy state requirements and that the ordinance and related materials must be submitted to the Texas Attorney General for review. “This has to be submitted to the Texas Attorney General,” city staff said during the council discussion.
Council members voted 5–0 to approve the ordinance on emergency reading, the number of votes the council’s staff said is required for emergency ordinances. The council also voted unanimously to adopt a resolution creating the Community Center Venue Project Fund under Chapter 334 of the Texas Local Government Code.
City staff explained that the new fund will isolate financial activity for the venue project. “It’s a fund related to the venue tax,” staff said, adding that venue-tax dollars would be deposited to the fund and that debt-service payments for the venue would be paid from it. Staff answered council questions about scope, saying other activity tied to the venue also may be accounted for in the fund.
The council opened a public hearing on the canvass ordinance; no members of the public addressed the council. A motion to approve the ordinance was made and seconded, and the council approved the ordinance and the resolution without recorded roll-call votes beyond the 5–0 tally announced by the mayor.
Next steps identified in the meeting record include finalizing the ordinance paperwork and submitting required documents to the Texas Attorney General’s office for review and processing before venue-tax proceeds may be spent through the new fund.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance canvassing returns of the special election designating a venue project and methods of finance — approved on emergency reading, 5–0. Resolution establishing the Community Center Venue Project Fund (per Chapter 334, Texas Local Government Code) — approved, unanimous.
