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Lometa council adopts FY 2025–26 property (ad valorem) tax rate
Summary
The Lometa City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance #09222025 setting the city's property (ad valorem) tax rate for fiscal year 2025–2026 after a motion by Councilmember Alex Witherspoon and a second by Councilmember Gloria Martin.
The Lometa City Council on Sept. 22, 2025, adopted a property (ad valorem) tax rate for fiscal year 2025–2026 through Ordinance #09222025.
Councilmember Alex Witherspoon moved “to adopt the property tax rate for the Fiscal Year of 2025-2026,” and Councilmember Gloria Martin seconded the motion. The council voted unanimously to approve the ordinance. Mayor Derek Talley called the special meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and the motion was recorded in the minutes as passing unanimously.
The action was taken during a special called meeting at Lometa City Hall, 100 E. San Saba St. Present at the vote were Mayor Derek Talley and Councilmembers Karen Chism, Alex Witherspoon and Gloria Martin; Councilmember Taylor Thompson was listed as absent and one council seat was vacant. The minutes do not specify the exact tax rate numeric value or effective date beyond identifying the ordinance; those details are recorded in Ordinance #09222025 as referenced in the minutes.
The council did not record additional discussion or public comment on the ordinance in the minutes. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
