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Votes at a glance: Lucas City Council special meeting, Aug. 25, 2025
Summary
Key recorded actions: adoption of FY2025–26 budget (Ordinance 2025-08-01021); ratification of property-tax revenue assumptions; adoption of tax-rate ordinance (Ordinance 2025-08-01022). All measures passed unanimously.
At its Aug. 25, 2025, special meeting the Lucas City Council took the following recorded actions:
- Adopted Ordinance 2025-08-01021 approving the FY2025–26 budget (10/01/2025–09/30/2026). Motion carried on a record vote.
- Ratified the property-tax revenue increase reflected in the adopted FY2025–26 budget. Motion carried on a record vote.
- Adopted Ordinance 2025-08-01022 levying ad valorem taxes for tax year 2025 at a rate of 0.255463 per $100 assessed valuation (de minimis). A council member described the rate as "effectively a 9.83% increase." Motion carried on a record vote.
All measures passed unanimously; the council held a brief public hearing on the tax rate (advertised on Aug. 7 in the Allen American) but recorded no public speakers.
