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Levelland council reviews FY26 budget, discusses water and wastewater fees
Summary
At a special Aug. 5 meeting, Levelland City Council reviewed the FY26 General and Enterprise fund budgets, concentrating on Water Improvement and Wastewater Improvement fees, the city tax rate and employee health insurance benefits. No formal votes were recorded.
LEDE: The Levelland City Council convened a special meeting on Aug. 5, 2025, to review the FY26 General Fund and Enterprise Fund budgets, with discussion centering on proposed Water Improvement and Wastewater Improvement fees, the municipal tax rate and employee health insurance benefits. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 8:52 p.m.
NUT GRAF: City officials — including Director of Finance Cynthia Sanchez and City Manager James Fisher — presented budget materials and reviewed revenue and expenditure projections for the coming fiscal year. Council members pressed staff on potential changes to water and wastewater improvement fees and on how insurance-cost adjustments could affect personnel budgets; the record does not include proposed dollar amounts or a specific tax-rate figure.
City Secretary Andréa Corley recorded the meeting attendance: Mayor Breann Buxkemper, Mayor Pro Tem Michael Stueart, Council Members Bill Powell and Jaime McCabe were present; Council Member Max Ledesma and City Attorney Slater Elza were listed as absent. The council recessed from 8:04–8:13 p.m. The meeting record notes there were no statements by citizens.
Supporting details: The agenda item is titled "FY26 Budget Workshop" and was described in the record as a review of both the General Fund and Enterprise Fund budgets. City staff and council discussed adjustments tied to water and wastewater infrastructure fees and employee health insurance benefits; no formal motions or votes on rates, fees, or the tax rate are recorded in the transcript.
