Roman May, a staff member, presented the town’s 2024 strategic report at the Jan. 7 council workshop, saying the report covers Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024 and will be aligned with the town budget cycle going forward.

The report highlights ongoing construction of Fire Station 4 and a public safety annex, which staff said will include a fueling station, covered parking and added storage; staff anticipate construction completion later in the calendar year. Roman May also said the police department retained accreditation from the Texas Police Chiefs Association for compliance with best practices.

The report showed the town invested more than $2.3 million in street, sidewalk, curb and gutter maintenance during the reporting period. May said the finance department earned a clean audit opinion and the town maintained bond ratings from S&P and Moody’s. The town also expanded the Wood Family dog park and launched a 24-hour library kiosk pilot, which May described as one of the first of its kind in Texas and reported early positive usage.

May said the report contains a “year in numbers” spread quantifying municipal operations — permits, calls for service, customer contacts and other metrics — and that the document is intended as an annual accountability tool for council and the public. He also highlighted ongoing work on parks master planning, a small-area land-use and development-code update for the lakefront district, and economic-development activity that attracted new national businesses.

Councilmembers congratulated staff on the report and on departmental achievements; council and staff asked that the report be used as a public briefing tool for constituents. No formal vote was taken.