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Pasadena council schedules FY2026 budget hearing, proposes tax‑rate action and approves contracts and donations
Summary
Council set a Sept. 2 public hearing on the FY2026 budget, approved resolutions to post tax‑rate notices and scheduled tax‑rate votes, and approved multiple first‑reading ordinances and donations including a $111,339.05 vehicle purchase and $14,445.95 in combined donations for police summer camp.
At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Pasadena City Council set a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2025 and advanced a set of tax‑rate posting resolutions and scheduled tax‑rate votes for September.
The city secretary read numerous ordinances and procurement items on first reading. Items listed in the record included an ordinance approving participation in the Harris County joint runoff election, a purchase of a Ford F‑450 regular cab (two‑wheel drive) with an appropriation of $111,339.05, a 12‑month contract with Municipal Emergency Services LLC for Scott self‑contained breathing apparatus and accessories, and a fleet management software purchase using a GSA contract with an appropriation shown as $159,687.57.
Council also accepted donations on behalf of the Pasadena Police Department for the 2025 Police Summer Camp: monetary gifts (e.g., $1,500 from Pasadena Chiropractic & Rehab and $1,500 from Space City Capital Pasadena), in‑kind food donations (McDonald’s valued at $1,026.40, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice valued at $230), and other venue/service donations; the combined total value listed in the record is $14,445.95.
Appointments and board actions recorded in the meeting included confirmation of Jessica Ramirez and Chief MP Jackson to the Neighborhood Network Matching Grant Review Board to fill existing vacancies, and acceptance of multiple smaller in‑kind donations for parks and senior services.
Council carried the listed motions by voice vote or roll call where required. The council also read a list of final‑reading ordinances (Ordinance 2025‑1‑48 through 2025‑1‑66) and approved moving forward with the items as read.
The council will meet again at the announced dates in September to consider the formal tax‑rate vote.
