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Lindsay council reviews lower certified tax rate and modest budget adjustments; no vote taken
Summary
At a special Aug. 13 meeting, the Lindsay City Council reviewed a lower certified tax rate that reduced the city's permissive rate from 0.38398 to 0.3645, discussed hiring one additional police officer and funding drainage work, and took no formal action.
The City Council of the City of Lindsay met in a special session Aug. 13 and discussed revisions to the preliminary 2024–25 budget after the Cooke County Appraisal District released the certified tax rate.
"The preliminary budget's tax rate was .38398," Mayor Scott Neu said, and with the certified rate from the appraisal district the city "could set [the rate] at .3645," reducing the amount of revenue available under the current draft. Council members reviewed a revised budget that incorporates the lower rate and includes funding to hire one additional police officer and to cover drainage-system expenses. The meeting record notes no motions or votes were taken on the item.
The council convened at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Pro Tem Sam Sparkman, Klay Gilbert, Jeff Neu and Glenn Block present; Robert Sharp and Stacie Nierste were listed as absent. Police representative Monica Laux and the city secretary were noted in the meeting record. A recording of the meeting is available at City Hall, the agenda summary states.
Council members did not adopt a final tax rate or vote on the revised budget at the special meeting; the record lists the discussion and the adjournment at 6:49 p.m. Any further action would require the council to schedule a subsequent meeting or place the item on a future agenda for formal consideration.
