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Nederland council submits FY2026–27 budget for public hearing, schedules tax‑rate hearing for Sept. 14
Summary
City Manager Manny De La Rosa presented the proposed FY2026–27 budget and a proposed tax rate (staff material showed 46.6¢ per $100 valuation). Council voted to submit the budget for a public hearing and later set the tax‑rate public hearing and adoption date for September 14, 2026.
City Manager Manny De La Rosa walked the council through the proposed FY2026–27 budget, describing personnel additions, vehicle and equipment replacements, capital items and funding options. Staff proposed a tax rate that staff materials showed as 46.6¢ per $100 valuation; after debate and line‑item adjustments, council agreed to submit the budget and schedule hearings rather than adopt a rate that evening.
Council approved a resolution to submit the budget (Resolution 2026‑13) and called a public hearing on the budget; council then considered the proposed tax rate and, after an amendment, set the tax‑rate public hearing and adoption date for September 14, 2026. Council members discussed targeting spending to critical needs (streets, drainage, meter replacements), ways to reduce the rate and the estimated monthly impact of the change on a $200,000 home.
The meeting record shows specific budget line items approved on the consent/budget agenda earlier in the meeting (water meter purchase ratification, public works equipment, a maintenance worker hire) and council directed staff and finance to provide rate impact tables for $200k–$500k homes ahead of the public hearings.
