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Henderson City Council unanimously adopts FY 2026 budget ordinance
Summary
The Henderson City Council on June 16 adopted Ordinance 25-16, the FY 2026 annual budget, by unanimous vote of members present. Council queried the tax collection rate supporting the $9,600,800 ad valorem revenue projection; finance staff cited a FY 2024 audit figure of 97.46.
Henderson City Council on June 16, 2025 adopted Ordinance 25-16, the city’s FY 2026 annual budget, in a brief special called meeting that began at noon and adjourned at 12:03 p.m. The motion to approve the ordinance was moved by Councilmember Tami Walker and seconded by Councilmember Garry D. Daeke and passed unanimously by those present.
Councilmember Garry D. Daeke asked about the tax collection rate underlying the budget’s ad valorem revenue projection of $9,600,800. “The rate was based on the FY 24 audit, which was 97.46,” Finance Director Joey Fuqua said in response, according to the minutes.
The motion to adopt Ordinance 25-16 (referenced as CAF 25-45) was approved with five affirmative votes: Councilmembers Geraldine Champion, Sam Seifert, Michael Venable, Garry D. Daeke and Tami Walker. Councilmembers Sara M. Coffey and Lamont Noel were recorded absent. The minutes note that the ordinance is recorded in Ordinance Book 10.
Mayor Melissa Elliott presided over the special called meeting. City Manager and City Attorney Hassan T. Kingsberry was present; City Clerk Tracey Kimbrell certified the minutes. After the budget vote, Councilmember Geraldine Champion moved to adjourn; the motion, seconded by Walker, carried and the meeting ended at 12:03 p.m.
The minutes provide no additional detail on budget line items, revenue assumptions beyond the ad valorem projection, or any amendments to the ordinance. For full text and formal record see Ordinance 25-16 and the city’s official minutes.
