Fire District Board Backs $2.8M Budget With Six New Firefighters, Ambulance; City Council Weighs Land Annexations

The Melissa Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District Board voted to recommend a $2.8 million budget for the coming fiscal year, including plans to hire six firefighters and buy a second ambulance. The action came during a June 23 meeting that also saw the Crime Control and Prevention District Board endorse a $2.0 million budget with three new police positions, while the City Council reviewed a series of land-use items including major annexations and a downtown street contract.

Public Safety District Actions

The Fire District Board held a public hearing and recommended its fiscal 2027 budget, which includes a $973,930 supplemental request. That package funds the hiring of six new firefighters at a cost of $801,793, the purchase of one ambulance for $90,000, and $75,137 in overtime for firefighters attending paramedic school. An additional $7,000 was earmarked for an EMS training class. The board also approved minutes from a previous meeting.

The Crime Control and Prevention District Board likewise conducted a public hearing and recommended its own FY2027 budget to the City Council. The $2.0 million expenditure plan is funded by $1.57 million in projected revenue and would create three new sworn positions: a detective, a lieutenant, and a community engagement officer. The board also authorized up to $383,000 for the purchase of three police vehicles and approved minutes from September 2025 and May 2026 meetings.

Neither board released vote tallies for the recommendations. Both budgets now require City Council approval.

City Council Work Session

During a June 23 work session, the City Council discussed the FY2027 Utility Fund, the Public Improvement District process, and a preliminary service action plan for a PID. The council also entered an executive session to deliberate on economic development negotiations involving the Jesse Stiff Survey, Abstract 792, personnel matters related to the city manager and boards/commissions, and a boundary agreement with legal counsel.

In a separate agenda, the council reviewed multiple annexation and rezoning ordinances. Items included:

• The annexation of 144.54 acres at Outer Loop Road and County Road 418, with a corresponding rezoning to Planned Development/Single Family Residential District 3.
• The annexation of 32.673 acres near County Road 277 and Sunset Canyon Drive.
• A contract award for the Downtown CMU Streets Project.
• An assessment plan for the Vineyard Hills Estates Public Improvement District.

Because minutes were not yet published, final votes on these items are not available.

Coming Up

The Planning & Zoning Commission will meet July 9 for a work session on recommended cases, followed by its regular meeting. The regular agenda includes a public hearing and recommendation on rezoning 6.235 acres at the southeast corner of McKinney Street and Melissa Road from residential/general commercial/industrial to planned development general commercial within the Downtown Overlay. The commission will also consider final engineering site plans for two commercial projects: Shops at Downtown Melissa I on 1.633 acres at 1831 E. Melissa Road, and Chase Oaks Outpost Melissa on 5.95 acres south of McKinney and Melissa Road.

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