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Liberty Hill council calls May 2 special election on street tax, approves ARPA change orders and other consent items
Summary
Council voted 6-0 to call a May 2, 2026 special election to reauthorize a 0.25% street-maintenance sales tax, approved an election agreement with Williamson County, authorized HR Green task-order amendments for downtown water/wastewater work, and postponed approval of Jan. 28 joint meeting minutes for further review.
The Liberty Hill City Council on a unanimous 6-0 vote approved several actions at its meeting, including calling a special election to reauthorize a quarter-cent sales tax dedicated to street maintenance, approving an election agreement with Williamson County, authorizing engineering change orders for ARPA-funded downtown water and wastewater work, and postponing approval of joint meeting minutes pending review.
Call for election: Finance Director Josh Armstrong explained the council must reauthorize the 0.25% street-maintenance sales tax by May to continue dedicating funds exclusively for repair of existing municipal streets. "We reauthorized this 4 years ago in 2022, so it is now up for reauthorization by the May," Armstrong said. The council approved Ordinance No. 2026-O-002 ordering a special election to be held May 2, 2026 to reauthorize the street maintenance sales and use tax (0.25%). Armstrong noted ballot language is controlled by state law and recommended the city prepare a public fact sheet to explain the measure.
Election agreement: The council also unanimously approved a resolution formalizing Williamson County’s role in conducting the May 2 election.
ARPA water/wastewater engineering amendments: Public Works Director Jacob Parsons and an HR Green representative outlined engineering work to reroute water lines near building foundations, add wastewater stub-outs to support future connections, and adjust alignments to avoid tearing up recently completed Main Street work. Parsons said the change orders are engineering-cost amendments tied to an ARPA-funded project with a tight federal deadline. Council then approved the task-order amendments (motion read into the record with amounts stated during the meeting). Parsons and HR Green said construction remains within the original award to date, though engineering changes create the need for these additional task orders.
Postponed minutes: Councilmembers raised discrepancies in the Jan. 28, 2026 joint City Council/Planning & Zoning meeting minutes — including whether county comments had been cleared and whether specific exchanges were reflected. A motion to postpone approval until the first council meeting following P&Z review and staff vetting of the recording passed 6-0.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2026-O-002 (call special election for street maintenance tax): Motion passed 6-0 (moved by S13; seconded by S2). Election date set for 05/02/2026. - Resolution 2026-R-064 (Williamson County election agreement): Passed 6-0. - HR Green task order amendments (consent item 4e): Passed 6-0; amounts were read into the record during the motion. - Postpone approval of Jan. 28, 2026 joint meeting minutes (item 4a): Passed 6-0; staff directed to review recording and present corrections.
What’s next: The city will coordinate with Williamson County to finalize election logistics and produce a public fact sheet on the ballot question; staff will also vet disputed minutes against meeting recordings and provide recommended corrections to council.
