CC MEETING: September 10, 2019
DATE: September 3, 2019
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Bob Scott, Assistant City Manager
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Conduct A Public Hearing On The Proposed 2019 Property Tax Increase And Proposed Operating And Capital Budget For The Fiscal Year October 1, 2019 Through September 30, 2020.
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BACKGROUND:
The Preliminary Budget was distributed to Council on July 31, 2019 and a Council work session was held August 6, 2019 at which staff presented the Preliminary Budget. An additional Council work session was conducted on August 20, 2019 for Council to deliberate and provide guidance to staff for the finalization of the Budget. The first Public Hearings on the Proposed Budget and Proposed Tax Rate was held on August 20 and the second is scheduled for September 10, 2019. Required publication of the tax rates and public hearing dates was in the Dallas Morning News on August 11, 2019. The Proposed Budget and Proposed Tax Rate are to be presented to Council for adoption on September 17, 2019.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Hold a Public Hearing on September 10, 2019 on the proposed tax increase and the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Any changes resulting from citizen input could be considered and incorporated into the budget that night, at a work session on September 10, 2019, or at a work session on September 17, 2019 prior to the approval of the budget during the regular meeting.