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Fulshear EDC reviews May 2 sales-tax ballot change and legal limits on board advocacy
Summary
Fulshear’s Economic Development Corporation discussed city council’s decision to place a May 2 ballot measure that would reallocate local sales-tax rates, heard legal guidance restricting board members from taking an official advocacy position after the election is called, and directed staff to model budget scenarios and provide factual impacts.
Fulshear’s Economic Development Corporation spent a substantial portion of its Feb. 9 meeting discussing a recent city-council action to place a May 2 ballot proposition before voters and what that means for the EDC’s budget and members’ public comments.
At the meeting, Speaker 2, identified in meeting remarks as staff, told the board that “our city council did vote to place a proposition on the May 2 ballot that would ask voters to approve reducing the city's Type A sales tax from 0.5% to 0.25% while simultaneously increasing the city's general fund sales tax rate from 1% to 1.25%.” Speaker 2 said staff had…
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