Bridge City public meetings in 2025
9 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The City Council session set for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 was cancelled. The next regular session is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
City Council
The regular session of the Bridge City City Council scheduled for December 2, 2025 was cancelled. The cancellation notice was posted on the city bulletin board at City Hall, 260 Rachal, on November 24, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The next regular session will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
City Council
The Bridge City Council will consider and possibly approve a resolution that casts the city’s 100 votes for Philip Welch to serve on the 2026 Orange County Appraisal District Board of Directors. The council will also approve the October 7, 2025 meeting minutes and the bills list for September and October 2025. Additionally, members will discuss policies for reserving pickleball courts for special events and review the city’s Strategic Plan.
- Approve Resolution No. 2025-22 to cast 100 votes for Philip Welch to the 2026 Orange County Appraisal District Board
- Approve October 7, 2025 City Council regular meeting minutes
- Approve bills list for September 2025 and October 2025
- Discuss policies on reserving pickleball courts for special events
- Discuss the City of Bridge City’s Strategic Plan
City Council
The regular session of the City Council scheduled for November 4, 2025, has been cancelled. The next regular session is scheduled for November 18, 2025.
City Council
The regular session of the Bridge City City Council scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, 2025 was cancelled. The cancellation notice was posted on the city bulletin board at City Hall, 260 Rachal, at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The next regular session is set for Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
- Regular session on Oct 21, 2025 cancelled
- Next regular session scheduled for Nov 4, 2025
City Council
The Bridge City Council will consider several actions at its October 7 meeting. Items include approving minutes from September 2 and September 9, 2025 City Council meetings, adopting the August 2025 bills list, entering a lease for the property at 118 Robin Avenue, and authorizing a $170,141 purchase of in‑car and body cameras for the police department.
- Approve minutes of the September 2 and September 9, 2025 City Council meetings
- Approve the bills list for August 2025
- Enter a lease agreement for the property at 118 Robin Avenue with Todd and Sharon Wright and Sharon Bell
- Approve purchase of police in‑car and body camera systems from Utility Associates Inc. for $170,141
City Council
The City Council will hold a public hearing and consider adopting the 2025-2026 budget. The proposed budget would increase total property taxes by $482,991, or 18.24%, over the previous year. Council will also discuss a proposed tax rate of 0.550000 per $100 valuation.
- Public hearing on 2025-2026 Budget
- Proposed property tax rate of 0.550000 (17.46% increase over last year)
- Resolution No. 2025-19(R) to adopt the 2025-2026 Budget
- Ordinance No. 2025-12 to amend Bridge City Public Library Ordinance No. I-22
- Contract with DRC Emergency Services for post-storm debris removal
City Council
The City Council will hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance to set the 2025 municipal tax rate. The body will also discuss board appointments and a nomination for the Orange County Appraisal District.
- Proposed total tax rate of $0.550000 per $100.00 valuation
- Ordinance No. 2025-13 to levy municipal ad valorem taxes
- Resolution No. 2025-20(R) nominating Philip Welch to the Orange County Appraisal District Board
- Appointments for the Board of Adjustment, Building Standards Commission, and Planning and Zoning Commission
- Appointments for the Bridge City Public Library Advisory Board
City Council
The council approved the minutes of the April 15, 2025 meeting. They appointed Patty Collins as mayor pro‑tem and made several liaison appointments, including Sherby Dixon to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Aaron Roccaforte to the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission and the Fire Department’s Pension Committee. The council also accepted the planning commission’s recommendation to hold a joint public hearing on May 19, 2025 for a zone change from R‑1 to C‑3 at 755 Texas Avenue.
- Approved April 15, 2025 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Appointed Patty Collins as mayor pro‑tem (7-0)
- Appointed Sherby Dixon as council liaison to Planning and Zoning Commission (7-0)
- Appointed Aaron Roccaforte as council representative to Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission (7-0)
- Appointed Aaron Roccaforte as council liaison to Fire Department’s Pension Committee (7-0)
- Opened discussion on Finance Committee appointment – no action taken
- Approved joint public hearing for zone change R‑1 to C‑3 at 755 Texas Avenue (7-0)