City Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson will hold a WORKSHOP SESSION to discuss the proposed FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget on SATURDAY, July 25, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. at 25 Oak Drive, Lake Jackson, Texas, in the Alice Rodgers Council Chambers, with the following agenda: 1. BUDGET OVERVIEW a. LONG-TERM FINANCIAL FORECAST – HANDOUT 83 Modesto Mundo, City Manager b. HUMAN RESOURCES - PAY PLAN DISCUSSION 213 Jose Sanchez, HR Director 2. GENERAL FUND a. FIRE 98/244 Will Ammons, Fire Marshal b. EMS 99/246 Will Ammons c. POLICE 96/240 Paul Kibodeaux, Police Chief d. ANIMAL CONTROL 97/242 Paul Kibodeaux e. PARKS, RECREATION, CIVIC CENTER 110/257 Robin Hyden, Parks & Rec Director f. GOLF COURSE FUND 164 Robin Hyden g. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND 156 Robin Hyden h. KLJB, LIBRARY, MUSEUM, SENIORS 114 Robin Hyden i. STREETS & DRAINAGE 104/249 Eric Wilson, Public Works Director j. CODE ENFORCEMENTS/INSPECTIONS 106/253 Eric Wilson k. GARAGE 107/255 Eric Wilson l. ENGINEERING 102/247 Sal Aguirre, City Engineer m. FINANCE 92/236 James Bryson, Finance Director n. MUNICIPAL COURT 93/238 James Bryson o. LEGAL 90/235 Sherri Russel, City Attorney p. GENERAL GOVERNMENT 86/232 Modesto Mundo 3. UTILITY FUND & UTILITY PROJECTS a. WATER/WASTEWATER 135/270 Eric Wilson b. SANITATION 137/274 Eric Wilson c. UTILITY NON-DEPARTMENTAL 133/267 James Bryson d. UTILITY ADMINISTRATION 134/260 James Bryson e. UTILITY & SANITATION RATES 53-55 James Bryson & Modesto Mundo 4. GENERAL & UTILITY CAPITAL PROJECTS 146-154 Modesto Mundo 5. GENERAL & UTILITY BOND PROJECTS 184 Modesto Mundo 6. GENERAL & UTILITY DEBT SERVICE FUNDS 120/140 James Bryson 7. OTHER FUNDS 168 Modesto Mundo CERTIFICATION I, Sally Villarreal, City Secretary, do hereby certify that this Public Notice was posted on the Official Bulletin Board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and on the City’s website: www.lakejackson-tx.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, on Tuesday, July 21, before 5:00 p.m. Removal Date: ____________________ /s/ Sally Villarreal Sally Villarreal, City Secretary This facility is wheelchair-accessible, and ADA parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services should be made two business days before the meeting by contacting the City Secretary’s office at 979-415-2403. TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT House Bill 1522, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median- valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year, to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. If the budget is If the budget is Prior Year adopted with a rate adopted with 2025 other than the NNRR* NNRR* Total tax rate (per $100 of value) $0.378911 $0.381123 $0.373463 Average homestead taxable value $292,822 $303,466 $303,466 Tax on average homestead $1,109.53 $1,156.58 $1,133.33 $47.05 $23.80 Change from prior year 4.24% 2.15% The proposed tax rate is subject to change because tax values have not yet been certified. *NNRR = No New Revenue Rate FY 26-27 Proposed Budget A physical copy is available at City Hall and online via the following link: https://www.lakejackson-tx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10242/Proposed-2026_2027-Budget