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La Marque council adopts FY2025–26 budget, approves 2¢ tax increase for debt service in 3–2 vote
Summary
After extensive public comment and staff presentations, La Marque’s City Council adopted the FY2025–26 budget at the current 39¢ rate and separately approved a 2¢ ad‑valorem tax increase tied explicitly to debt service, passing the tax measure 3–2.
La Marque’s City Council adopted the city’s FY2025–26 budget and voted to raise the city’s ad‑valorem tax rate by 2 cents per $100 of valuation on Sept. 25, 2025, with the council specifying that the additional revenue be devoted solely to debt service.
The council first approved the annual budget configured at the city’s current 39¢ tax rate. After public testimony and a presentation by city staff, Mayor Pro Tem Joe Campion moved that the council adopt the budget. Campion, identified on the dais as Mayor Pro Tem, then proposed a separate, subsequent motion to increase the tax rate by 2¢ and dedicate that incremental revenue to short‑term debt repayment and to preserve the city’s credit standing. “I would like to move that we set our rate with a 2¢ increase,” Campion said during the meeting.
City Manager/Finance staff told the council the…
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