Monday, August 17, 2026
No recorded outcomes available for this meeting
- 1 No vote recorded
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This is the city's annual public hearing and vote to set the property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The rate helps determine how much Austin homeowners and property owners pay to fund city services, so it's a key piece of the budget puzzle. The public hearing gives residents a chance to weigh in before council levies the rate.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance adopting and levying a property (ad valorem) tax rate for the City for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
- 2 No vote recorded
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This is a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery, the city's trash, recycling, and composting service, as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. It's the moment where Austinites can weigh in on what they pay for curbside pickup and related services before Council locks in the numbers.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
- 3 No vote recorded
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This is a public hearing on a proposed change to the drainage charge that funds Austin's Watershed Protection department, tied to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. The drainage charge shows up on Austinites' utility bills, so any rate change touches what households and businesses pay for stormwater and flood management work.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and consider a proposed drainage charge rate change for Austin Watershed Protection as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
- 4 No vote recorded
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Austin Water is bringing proposed rate and fee changes to a public hearing as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. This is the moment for ratepayers to weigh in on what they'd pay for water and wastewater service before the changes are folded into next year's spending plan.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Water as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
- 5 No vote recorded
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This is a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Energy as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. If you're an Austin Energy customer, changes here could show up on your monthly bill, and the hearing is your chance to weigh in before Council makes a call.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Energy as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
- 6 No vote recorded
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This item sets the fees, fines, and other charges the City can collect for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and includes waivers for some of those charges. It comes with a public hearing, so Austinites get a chance to weigh in on what the City charges for its services. Because these fees touch everything from permits to fines, they shape how much residents and businesses pay to interact with the City.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance authorizing fees, fines, and other charges to be set or charged by the City for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027, and waiving fees and other charges.
- 7 No vote recorded
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This item adopts the City of Austin's budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, covering the spending plan that runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. As the annual budget, it sets funding across city services and shapes what Austin can pay for in the coming year.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance adopting the City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027.
- 8 No vote recorded
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This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions in Austin Fire's classified service, creates certain new positions, and repeals an earlier ordinance covering the same ground. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing framework that determines how the fire department is organized and who fills which roles. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of Austin Fire.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire classifications and positions. Funding: Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of Austin Fire.
- 9 No vote recorded
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This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions for the folks working at Austin-Travis County EMS, and repeals the previous ordinance covering the same thing. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing framework that shapes how our EMS crews are organized. Funding comes from ATCEMS's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS); and repealing Ordinance No. 20250813-007 relating to ATCEMS classifications and positions. Funding: Available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of ATCEMS.
- 10 No vote recorded
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This ordinance sets the official classifications and positions in the Austin Police Department's classified service, replacing an earlier ordinance from August 2025. It's the kind of administrative housekeeping that defines the ranks and staffing structure the department operates under. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Police and repealing Ordinance No. 20250813-008 relating to Austin Police classifications and positions. Funding: Available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
- 11 No vote recorded
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This item ratifies the property tax increase reflected in the City's budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Ratification is a required step tied to how much revenue the tax rate pulls in compared to the prior year, and it directly shapes what Austin can fund across the next budget cycle.
Current official agenda wording
Ratify the property tax increase reflected in the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
- 12 No vote recorded
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This item authorizes a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to run various city housing programs during Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The arrangement puts AHFC in charge of managing and operating housing efforts on the city's behalf. The agreement carries an amount not to exceed $90,506,483, drawn from the city's operating and capital budgets.
Current official agenda wording
Authorize negotiation and execution of a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to manage and operate various housing programs on the City’s behalf during Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $90,506,483. Funding: Funding in the amount of $90,506,483 is available in the City’s Operating and Capital Budgets.
- 13 No vote recorded
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This resolution asks the City Manager to take a closer look at the fees and rules governing special events in Austin's parks, and to float ideas for bringing events to parks that don't see much use. It also calls for a progress check on a 2024 resolution aimed at supporting accessible, open-to-the-public events and setting up a process for the city to co-sponsor or partner on them. For folks who organize or attend park festivals and community gatherings, it could shape how easy — and affordable — it is to host events on public land.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to study fees and regulations that apply to special events held in parks, propose options for accepting special event proposals at underutilized parks; and to provide a progress report on Resolution No. 20240215-023, which related to supporting and preserving accessible, inclusive, open-to-the-public events and creating an application process for City co-sponsorship or other partnerships.
- 14 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to build a schedule and process for reviewing how social services contracts are performing, working alongside Council Committees and reporting back to Council. It's an accountability move aimed at keeping tabs on the outcomes of the city's social services spending.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a schedule and process for reviewing social services and contracting performance, working with Council Committees on this review, and reporting back to Council.
- 15 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to take a hard look at how the city measures Austin Police performance, calling for a comprehensive review of existing data, audits, and models used for performance management. The idea is to figure out whether current metrics actually capture how the department is doing before recommending any changes. For anyone tracking police accountability in Austin, it sets the groundwork for how success gets defined going forward.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to review and make recommendations regarding key performance measures including a comprehensive review of existing data, audits and models for performance management for Austin Police.
- 16 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to draft City Code changes that create a new "microbusiness" classification, ease the permitting and licensing hurdles these small operations face, set eligibility rules, and build a program to waive City fees for those that qualify. For Austinites trying to get a small venture off the ground, it aims to lower the cost and paperwork of getting started.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to propose City Code amendments to classify “microbusiness,” adjust permitting and licensing requirements to reduce the barriers to entry for microbusinesses, establish eligibility criteria, and develop a program that waives City fees for qualifying microbusinesses.
- 17 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to build a security plan for Austin's parks and recreation lands, including acquiring and activating equipment to improve safety. It also requires that any surveillance technology in parks fully comply with the city's TRUST Act (Ordinance No. 20260423-029) and prioritize parks with a history of violent crimes. For folks who spend time in Austin's greenspaces, it sets the ground rules for how security tech shows up where you play.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a security implementation plan for City parks and recreation lands and facilities; to acquire, deploy, and activate equipment to improve parks security and safety; and to ensure any parks surveillance technology is in full compliance with Ordinance No. 20260423-029 (known as the “TRUST Act”) and prioritized for deployment to City parks with a history of violent crimes.
- 18 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to build a nature trail linking Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail across adjacent City-owned land in Southwest Austin. It calls for environmental protection along the route, engagement with community partners, and identifying funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget. For folks who use these green spaces, it points toward a connected path between two popular trail systems.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to create a nature trail to connect the Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail through adjacent City-owned land, ensure environmental protection, engage with community partners, and identify funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget.
- 19 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to set up an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department and to take the steps needed to eventually spin off an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department separate from the Austin Police Department. It also asks the City Manager to bring back recommendations on standing up that independent department. The move reshapes where Austin's 911 and emergency dispatch functions live, shifting them out from under APD.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to establish an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department, take the necessary steps to create an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department outside of the Austin Police Department, and make recommendations regarding the creation of an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department.
- 20 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to study whether the drainage charge rate increase proposed in the FY 2026-2027 budget for Austin Watershed Protection is enough to cover the city's drainage infrastructure needs. If the study finds the proposed bump falls short, staff would bring back any ordinances needed to adjust the drainage utility charge. It's a check on whether Austin is charging enough to keep up with flood control and stormwater work.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to study if the proposed increase in the drainage charge rate for Austin Watershed Protection as part of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget is sufficient for the City’s drainage infrastructure needs and bring back any required ordinances if necessary to increase the change in the proposed drainage utility charge.
- 21 No vote recorded
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This resolution directs the City Manager to hand Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records commonly known as the "G-file" — plus an assessment of what it would take to build a publicly searchable online database of misconduct allegations, including costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles. It's a step toward more transparency around how complaints against Austin police are tracked and shared with the public.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to provide Council with a summary list of complaints of police misconduct and related information commonly referred to as the “G-file,” and directing the City Manager to provide Council with an assessment of costs, as well as any legal, technological, or operational barriers, to develop a publicly accessible online database of information related to allegations of misconduct.
- 22 No vote recorded
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This resolution asks the City Manager to take a closer look at the social services contracts that are on the chopping block in the proposed FY 2026-2027 budget, either facing cuts or full elimination. The goal is to develop recommendations before those reductions are locked in, which matters for the nonprofits and Austinites who rely on those services.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to evaluate and develop recommendations for the social services contracts that are proposed for reductions or elimination as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget.
- 23 No vote recorded
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During this meeting, the Mayor recesses Council to convene the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's Board of Directors, then reconvenes Council once the AHFC board wraps up. It's a routine procedural step that lets the same folks switch hats to handle the city's housing finance business. The item has no fiscal impact.
Current official agenda wording
The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors’ meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following the adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting, the City Council will reconvene. This item has no fiscal impact.
- 24 No vote recorded
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The Mayor recesses the regular Council meeting so the same officials can meet as the Board of Directors of the Mueller Local Government Corporation, the entity that oversees the Mueller redevelopment on the old airport site. Once that board wraps up its business, Council reconvenes to finish its own agenda. This is a procedural pause that lets Council members handle Mueller-specific matters in a separate legal capacity.
Current official agenda wording
The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' meeting of the Mueller Local Government Corporation. Following adjournment of the MLGC Board meeting the City Council will re-convene.