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Llano council approves budget amendment, buys mower and declines small PUCT fee increase
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Summary
The council adopted Ordinance No. 1589 amending the FY 2025–26 budget, approved purchase of a John Deere riding mower for $13,256.88, declined a Public Utility Commission of Texas access-line rate increase, approved a revised organizational chart, and tabled one appointment for lack of an application.
The Llano City Council voted on several procedural and fiscal items during its meeting. The council adopted Ordinance No. 1589 to amend the FY 2025–26 budget, approved procurement of a Deere riding mower for $13,256.88, voted to decline a proposed Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) right-of-way access-line rate increase, approved a revised organizational chart, and tabled an appointment to the Main Street advisory board pending receipt of a completed application.
On the budget item, the chair called for a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1589 (an amendment to the city budget for FY 2025–26); the motion was made, seconded and approved by voice vote (counts not specified). On equipment, staff said the mower purchase would add a John Deere riding mower to the city fleet and that available contingency funds for mowing would cover the cost; the council approved the purchase by voice vote. The council also heard an explanation of the PUCT annual right-of-way access-line increases and voted to decline the increase; the meeting record indicates the proposed change would raise residential access-line charges by roughly $0.02 per month and nonresidential lines by roughly $0.05 per month.
The council approved a revised organizational chart that consolidates development services (permitting, planning, zoning and code enforcement) while leaving animal control and code compliance under the chief of police. Staff recommended leaving the water/wastewater superintendent position vacant through the upcoming budget process to evaluate needs; council approved the chart by voice vote. The council also chose to table the appointment of Carol Little to the Main Street advisory board until an application is provided.
What the votes mean: adoption of Ordinance No. 1589 authorizes present-year budget adjustments; the mower purchase expands the city’s grounds-maintenance capacity; declining the small PUCT access-line increase means the city retains current right-of-way charge levels rather than opting into a CPI-based increase; approval of the organization chart sets internal reporting and interim staffing expectations.
Next procedural steps: staff will place the Carol Little appointment back on a future agenda after the application is filed and will proceed with procurement for the approved mower and any budget actions needed to implement the ordinance.