Fair Oaks Ranch City Council will consider first readings of the proposed fiscal 2026-27 budget and a property-tax rate of 31.176 cents per $100 of taxable value on Sept. 17.
For the agenda's median-valued homestead example, the proposed budget would raise the estimated city property-tax bill by $181 a year, or about $15.08 a month, from the current fiscal year.
That household example is the clearest resident-level consequence in a 29-item agenda that also covers drainage construction, employee compensation, development rules, long-range planning and appointments to six city panels. Each listed action is scheduled for council consideration.
Budget, Tax Rate and Employee Pay
The agenda's taxpayer example compares a projected $2,139 city tax bill under the proposed budget with $1,958 for the current fiscal year on a $686,217 median-valued homestead.
The same statement gives a separate counterfactual: a balanced budget using the no-new-revenue tax rate would produce an estimated $1,963 bill on that example property. That figure is an alternative budget-and-rate scenario rather than the year-over-year comparison.
Items 11 and 12 schedule public hearings on the proposed fiscal 2026-27 budget and proposed property-tax rate.
Items 13 and 14 place the budget and the 31.176-cent rate before council for possible first-reading approval. Comal.News previously covered the council’s action setting that proposed rate.
Item 15 asks council to consider the city's fiscal 2026-27 pay schedules. The packet says a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment is incorporated into the proposed budget.
Chartwell Drainage and Development-District Business
Item 16 asks council to consider a construction agreement with Salas Service Group LLC for the Chartwell Channel Stabilization and Erosion Control Project. The packet recommends a contract of up to $142,750.13, including a 5% contingency, after a $135,952.50 bid; construction is anticipated to take 120 calendar days after notice to proceed.
Item 9 proposes an interlocal services agreement between the city and the Fair Oaks Ranch Municipal Development District. The packet sets the district’s fiscal 2026-27 reimbursement to the city at $32,500 for administrative, financial and professional services.
Item 10 proposes a $25,000 amendment to the district’s strategic-planning budget. The packet would raise its professional-services appropriation from $35,500 to $60,500 and total expenditures from $69,771 to $94,771.
Development Rules, Appointments and Long-Range Planning
Item 7 returns amendments covering outdoor lighting, the Unified Development Code and political signs for a proposed second reading. Comal.News previously detailed the proposed poll-site sign limits included in that package.
Item 8 places amendments to city rules for facilities and permits in public rights of way on the proposed second-reading consent calendar. Earlier Comal.News coverage explains the utility street-work proposal.
Items 17 through 22 ask council to make appointments to six boards and committees: the Board of Appeals, Capital Improvements Advisory Committee, Municipal Development District board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Transportation Safety Advisory Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Item 23 is a workshop on the comprehensive-plan update process, while item 24 is a workshop on facilities-plan options. The packet says the city’s current comprehensive plan was adopted in 2018; earlier coverage examined the proposed growth-blueprint update.
Consent, Public Comment and Closed Session
The consent calendar includes proposed approval of the Sept. 3 special and regular meeting minutes, along with the ordinance and development-district items described above. Council members may remove an item for separate consideration before the motion and vote.
The opening business includes roll call, the pledge, a citizens forum and a proclamation for Human Resources Professionals Day. Items 25 through 27 cover announcements and requests for future agenda business.
Items 28 and 29 are closed-session notices covering personnel or board appointments and a drainage-easement real-property matter. The agenda also provides for discussion and possible action after council reconvenes in open session.
How to Attend or Follow the Meeting
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in the Public Safety Training Room at the Police Station, 7286 Dietz Elkhorn Road, with a city YouTube livestream.
Residents who want to speak during the citizens forum are directed to sign the roster in the foyer and are limited to five minutes.
After the Sept. 17 meeting, the city’s outcome record can document votes, amendments and appointments; the CivicClerk event page is the place to check for revised files. Earlier tax-ceiling action provides context for the proposed rate now returning to council.