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Henderson council finalizes FY2025–26 budget and sets tax rate at $0.529139 per $100
Summary
On second reading the council adopted the proposed FY2025–26 city budget and set the proposed tax rate at 0.529139 per $100 valuation; routine resolutions including naming the Henderson News as official newspaper also passed.
The Henderson City Council completed required second readings and approved the city's FY2025–26 budget and an ordinance setting the proposed tax rate at 0.529139 per $100 valuation.
Why it matters: The tax rate and budget together determine municipal revenue, spending priorities and services for the coming fiscal year; passage on second reading makes both measures final as presented.
Council members corrected a transposed tax-rate figure during the second-reading exchange and proceeded to a vote. "This is the second reading of the ordinance and the final approval of the tax rate," a council member said before the motion to adopt passed. The council then held a second reading and final approval of the proposed city budget, which also passed by voice vote.
Other business: The council passed a resolution naming the Henderson News as the city's official newspaper and approved a corrected FY2025–26 holiday schedule (changing Independence Day observed to Friday, July 4). An ordinance on canceling the November election for unopposed candidates received a first reading but required no immediate action; a zoning item was removed and rescheduled.
What comes next: With final budget and tax-rate approvals, the municipality moves into implementation of the FY2025–26 budget. Additional items, including certain appointments and the rescheduled zoning matter, will return to future agendas.
