What: The city's FY2026/27 budget and property tax rate.
Where it stands: Budget workshops ran 8/7 to 8/14, with rate discussions on 8/25, 9/8 and 9/14, and adoption hearings on the 9/29 special meeting agenda. The sources conflict on the tax rate: the August workshop showed a current rate of $0.43070, a proposed rate of $0.44728 and a no-new-revenue rate of $0.42170 (Randall County), while the 9/29 notice quotes $0.43070 as the rate with a 2.9 percent effective increase. The 9/29 notice also says the budget raises $2,063,963 (2.58 percent) more property tax revenue, $1,295,675 of it from new property. Minutes for September onward are not posted, so the adopted rate and vote are not known.
Next: Check the adopted rate and ordinance votes in the minutes once posted.
Details
Officials named: Omolola Ogunremi; Katrina Owens.
See the Log for the meeting-by-meeting record. Outcomes for September onward are not confirmed because minutes are not yet posted.
Sources
The city's posted agendas and minutes on the CivicClerk portal https://amarillotx.portal.civicclerk.com/ and meeting video from the City of Amarillo YouTube channel.