Brownwood public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council Agenda
The council unanimously approved the 2023 ad valorem tax rate of $0.66590 per $100 valuation, a 5.35% increase. It also approved the three‑year police Meet and Confer agreement, a two‑year solid waste contract with Waste Connections Lone Star, the Brownwood Municipal Development District 2023‑24 budget, and a $61,607 HVAC maintenance contract. All votes were unanimous.
- Approved 2023 property tax rate of $0.66590 per $100 valuation (unanimous)
- Approved three‑year Meet and Confer Agreement with BMPA (unanimous)
- Authorized City Manager to sign two‑year solid waste contract with Waste Connections Lone Star (unanimous)
- Approved Brownwood Municipal Development District 2023/2024 budget (unanimous)
- Approved $61,607 two‑year HVAC maintenance contract with Heart of Texas Mechanical (unanimous)
- Approved Claims and Accounts dated through September 8, 2023 for payment (unanimous)
- Approved items on the consent agenda as presented (unanimous)
City Council Agenda
City Council approved the FY 23/24 budget and set the 2023 property tax rate. The council also passed first readings for ordinances updating city service fees and utility rates for water, sewer, and sanitation.
- Adopted FY 23/24 budget of $42,334,148 (Unanimous)
- Approved 2023 property tax rate of $.6659 per $100 value (Unanimous)
- Approved first reading of ordinance for FY 23/24 fees, rentals, licenses, and permits (Unanimous)
- Approved first reading of ordinance for FY 23/24 water, sewer, and sanitation rates (Unanimous)
- Increased water consumption rate from $2.76 to $2.85 per 100 cubic feet
- Increased sewer rate from $3.62 to $3.91 per 100 cubic feet
- Increased sanitation rate by 5% (average residential from $23.40 to $24.57)
- Increased landfill gate rate for non-residents from $46 to $49
City Council Agenda
The City Council approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 on first reading and ratified the vote. The Council also scheduled the first, second, and third readings for the 2023 tax rate ordinance.
- Approved FY 2023/2024 budget ordinance on first reading (Unanimous)
- Ratified vote for FY 2023/2024 budget ordinance (Unanimous)
- Scheduled tax rate ordinance first reading for September 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (Unanimous)
- Scheduled tax rate ordinance second and third/final readings for September 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (Unanimous)
City Council Agenda
City Council held public hearings on the proposed FY 2023/24 budget and tax rate. The Council scheduled the formal adoption of the budget ordinance for August 29 and September 5. No action was taken on the proposed tax rate during this meeting.
- Scheduled first reading of budget ordinance for August 29, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. (Unanimous)
- Scheduled second and third/final reading of budget ordinance for September 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (Unanimous)