City Council

Duncanville City Council FY26-27 Budget Workshop Meeting Agenda 203 E Wheatland Rd City Hall / Briefing Room Duncanville, TX 75116 (972) 780-5017 Thursday, August 6, 2026 9:00 AM The Duncanville City Hall is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in participating in this meeting due to a disability as defined under the ADA, please call 972-780-5017 or email city.secretary@duncanvilletx.gov at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting to request accommodation. As authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into closed Executive Session for the purposes of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any item on the agenda at any time during the meeting. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.127, one or more members of the governing body may appear via videoconference call. The presiding officer and a quorum of the City Council must be physically present at the above stated location. The City of Duncanville reserves the right to reconvene, recess or align the Regular Session or called Executive Session or order of business at any time prior to adjournment at the direction and agreement of Mayor and Council. This is an open meeting conducted in-person and will be broadcast by website and social media channels. To view the live meeting or previous meetings click on the link below. https://duncanvilletx.new.swagit.com/views/454/ To speak during public comments, please complete a comment card and give it to the receptionist before the regular session. To submit a comment via email the following information is required: · Submit a comment by 8:00 AM on Thursday, August 6, 2026. · Email city.secretary@duncanvilletx.gov · Email title: Public Comment – Thursday, August 6, 2026. · First Name, Last Name, and Address CALL TO ORDER 1. CITIZENS' INPUT In-person citizen comments will be heard during the Regular Session. In keeping with the City Council’s Rules of Procedure adopted on June 4, 2024, electronic mail comments will no longer be read aloud. Paper copies will be provided to the City Council at the dais. The comments will be made a part of the public record in the minutes. “Pursuant to Section 551.007 of the Texas Gov’t Code, any member of the public has the opportunity to address the City Council concerning any matter of public business or any posted agenda item; however, the Act prohibits the City Council from deliberating any issues not on the public agenda and such non-agenda issues may be referred to City staff for research and any future action; all persons addressing are subject to council adopted rules and limitations permitted by law” At this time, two-minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. To address the Council, please submit a fully completed request card to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the Citizens' Input portion of the Council meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make any decisions at this time. Issues may be referred to City Staff for research and possible future action. 2. REPORTS  A. Present, discuss, and deliberate all revenues, expenditures, and projects for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Annual Budget. The City Council may direct staff to make additions, deletions, or corrections to the proposed budget and projects per current and future goals. FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget B. Announcement of and establishing a budget and tax rate. 3. ROLL CALL VOTE A. "The City Council shall vote to consider a maximum ad valorem tax rate for the fiscal year 2026-2027. This vote is NOT to adopt a property tax rate; that vote will be scheduled for a later date. The vote to consider a maximum ad valorem rate is a statutory requirement, Per Texas Code 26.06, and is not a vote to consider adoption of a tax rate." ADJOURNMENT I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located outside the entrance to the City of Duncanville City Hall, next to the entryway doors, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website www.duncanvilletx.gov and said Notice was posted by the following date and time: Thursday, July 30, 2026 by 5:00 P.M. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. Chiquita Taylor City Secretary “Guns prohibited on these premises by state law unless licensed under Chapter 411, Tex. Gov. Code. Section 46.035 Texas Penal Code.” “Las armas de fuego están prohibidas en estas instalaciones por la ley estatal a menos que estén autorizadas bajo el Capítulo 411 del Código de Gobierno de Texas. Sección 46.035 del Código Penal de Texas.”