HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 8/7/2026CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 7, 2026
2:00 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 7th of August, 2026, in City Council
Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas at 2:00 p.m.
2:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Mark W. McBrayer; Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Jennifer Wilson; Council Member David Bruegel;
Council Member Tim Collins; Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia; Council Member Gordon
Harris; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City Secretary Courtney Paz; City Attorney Matt Wade
Absent: Council Member Brayden Rose
Council Member Elect Tim Green joined the City Council on the dais and pa�rticipated in discussion for this meeting.
Note: Ciry Council addressed agenda items in the following order•:
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1. Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate.
1. 1. Presentation and discussion of the Proposed FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and Capital Program, and discuss
all funds of the City, including but not limited to General Fund, Debt Service Fund, Internal Services,
Enterprise Funds, Special Revenue Funds, Component Units, Related Entities, Debt and Debt Obligations, and
Capital Improvement Program, and provide direction to the City Manager to make changes to said Budget.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, presented a"Bucket Analogy" related to Available Reserves in the General Fund
for City Council. Mr. Atkinson then gave a presentation on the Proposed FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and
Capital Program and answered questions from City Council. Discussion included, but was not limited to:
Current Fiscal Year Review FY 2026 including FY 2026 General Fund Revie�a, Economic Conditions
Affecting Budgets, Workforce Improvements, and Then vs. Now; Executive Overview FY 2027 including
Council Priorities (7/9/2026 & 7/15/2026), Key Budgetary Factors, FY 2026-27 General Fund Highlights,
Maintaining Services and Improving Efficiencies, lnvestments in Employees, Fiscal Yeac 2027 All Funding
Summary, FY 2027 Proposed Budget Includes, Fiscal Year 2027 All Expenses Summary, and Fiscal Year 2027
Available Reserves; Property Tax Summary for Tax Year 2026 including Tax Year Changes, FY 2027 Ad
Valorem Taxes, Ad Valorem Revenue Increase Breakdown, Tax Rate and Appraisal Effect on Average Home,
Proposed Meet and Confer Summary, Police Meet & Confer - Proposed, Not Ratified, Fire Meet & Confer -
Proposed, Not Ratified, and FY 2027 Tax Rate Proposals; Debt & Investments FY 2027 including City of
Lubbock Debt Profile; and General Fund FY 2027 including Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund Overview, FY
2027 General Fund Overview, and the FY 2027 proposed operating budgets for City Attorney, City Council,
City Manager, City Secretary, Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Non-Departmental,
Communications & Public Engagement, Building Safety, Code Enforcement, Environmental Health & Vector
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Control, Planning, Libraries, Cultucal Arts & Museums, Parks and Recreation, Engineering, Streets, Traffic,
Animal Services, Emergency Management, Fire Rescue, Municipal Court, Police, and Public Health; and
General Fund Capital Improvement Program for Administrative Services, Culture and Recreation, Public
Safety, Public Works - Streets, and Public Works - Traffic. Courtney Paz, city secretary; Joe Jimenez, chief
financial officer; and Steven Greene, director of animal services, gave comments and answered questions from
City Council.
4:12 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor McBrayer adjourned the meeting.
The August 7, 2026 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the 25th day of
August, 2026.
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