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CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 · Government meeting record

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The Fort Worth City Council met to review the proposed 2026 fiscal year budget, tax rate calculations, and water utility revenue requirements. Council members requested additional information on departmental budget cuts, neighborhood improvement programs, police beat maps, and alleyway maintenance costs.

Why it matters

This meeting marks the beginning of the formal review process for the City of Fort Worth's 2026 operating and capital budgets, which will determine city service funding levels and property tax rates for the upcoming year.

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No later meeting or follow-up date is stated in the reviewed record.

An official outcome record - an action agenda or minutes - is published for this meeting.

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Minutes textCITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION — Minutes

CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS

CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025

Present:

Mayor Mattie Parker

Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2

Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3

Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4 (arrived at 12:33)

Council Member Deborah Peoples, District 5

Council Member Jared Williams, District 6

Council Member Macy Hill, District 7

Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8 (arrived at 12:15)

Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9

Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10

Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11

Staff Present:

Jesus “Jay” Chapa, City Manager

Leann Guzman, City Attorney

Jannette Goodall, City Secretary

1. Call to Order - Mattie Parker, Mayor

With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the City

Council Work Session - Special Called Meeting Revised of the Fort Worth City Council

to order at 12:04 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, in the City Council Work Session

Room of the Fort Worth City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas.

2. Opening Remarks - Jay Chapa, City Manager

3. Informal Reports

25-0093 (REVISED) Truth In Taxation: Submission of 2025 No-New-Revenue and

Voter-Approval Tax Rates - Brady Kirk, FWLab Assistant Finance Director

25-0094 Truth In Taxation: Submission of 2025 Certified Appraisal Roll and

Certified Collection Rate - Brady Kirk, FWLab Assistant Finance Director

Page 1City of Fort Worth Printed on 9/17/2025

CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS

CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025

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25-0095 Water Utility FY2026 Recommended Budget and Revenue Requirements -

Chris Harder, Water Director

4. Presentation of Recommended FY2026 Operating & Capital Budgets - Jay

Chapa, City Manager and Christianne Simmons, Chief Transformation Officer

Presentation was made by City Manager Jay Chapa and Christianne Simmons, Chief

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