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Rowlett council postpones FY2026 budget and tax‑rate vote to Sept. 17
Summary
After a budget presentation, the Rowlett City Council voted unanimously to postpone adoption of the proposed FY2026 budget and the ad valorem tax‑rate vote until a special session on Sept. 17, 2025; the proposed tax rate remains 80.7891¢ per $100 taxable value.
The Rowlett City Council on Sept. 16 postponed its final vote on the proposed FY2026 budget and the related ad valorem tax‑rate decision until a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m.
Finance Director Wendy Badgett outlined the city’s revised fiscal framework for FY2026, saying combined expenses were revised to $262,000,000 and the capital improvement program totals roughly $183,000,000 in carry‑forward and new allocations. Badgett described the proposed overall tax rate of 80.7891¢ per $100 of taxable…
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