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Staff recommends Lewisville proceed without a July tax-election option; outlines accelerated and standard budget calendars

Lewisville City Council · March 5, 2026
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Summary

City staff presented two budget-calendar options (standard and accelerated if a tax-election is called), explained statutory deadlines tied to certified rolls, and recommended proceeding without the election option because of schedule and workload constraints; council voiced no objections at the retreat.

City staff walked council through two calendar options for the FY27 budget: a standard timeline that assumes no tax-election and an accelerated schedule that would be required if the council were to call a tax-election before the tax-rate vote.

Staff said the standard calendar would submit the preliminary budget to council on Aug. 3, hold a budget workshop on Aug. 8, publish required notices in late August and hold the public hearing on the budget at the Sept. 14 council meeting and the tax-rate…

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