Selma City Council is scheduled to consider the 2026 property-tax rate, ratification of a budget-related tax increase, a Spartan fire pumper, tax-abatement guidelines and a cooperative purchasing agreement.
Selma property owners, fire service and city purchasing could be affected because the council may set the 2026 tax rate, consider buying a pumper and authorize two economic-development and procurement frameworks.
The agenda schedules discussion or possible action on each of the five numbered items; no outcome is established before the council meets.
Two property-tax actions
Item 1 would let the council discuss and possibly adopt Ordinance 091726, which would levy Selma’s 2026 property-tax rate on taxable property inside the city.
Item 2 separately asks the council to consider ratifying the property-tax increase reflected in Selma’s 2026–27 budget.
The two actions address different legal steps: one would set the rate applied to taxable property, while the other would ratify the budget’s reliance on increased property-tax revenue. Readers can compare this special-meeting guide with Comal.News’ coverage of Selma’s broader Sept. 10 agenda, which included the city budget among several subjects.
One Spartan pumper
Item 3 would let the council act on a Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists Inc. proposal to purchase one Spartan pumper on a Metro Star chassis with equipment.
The pumper would be a separate potential purchase from the fire-training construction covered in an earlier Comal.News meeting breakdown. Sept. 17 is the decision point for the apparatus proposal itself.
Abatement rules and cooperative purchasing
Item 4 would continue Selma’s participation in tax-abatement agreements and adopt amended and restated guidelines for abatements in designated reinvestment zones.
The proposed Resolution 091726-01 concerns the framework Selma would use when considering abatements in those zones. Council members could discuss or act on both continued participation and the amended criteria.
Item 5 would authorize Selma to enter an interlocal agreement with Region VIII Education Service Center and participate in The Interlocal Purchasing System, known as TIPS.
Resolution 091726-02 would also authorize the city administrator to sign the agreement. The proposal concerns Selma’s access to the cooperative purchasing system rather than approval of a named purchase.
How to attend and what follows
The special meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sept. 17 at Selma City Hall, 9375 Corporate Drive; residents may speak for up to three minutes, and accommodation requests are due at least 48 hours before the meeting.
The notice says the council may enter executive session on listed matters when authorized by state law, but no action may be taken in executive session.
Any motions, amendments, votes and final terms must be verified from the meeting outcome record after Sept. 17. Until then, readers can use the official agenda to inspect each item’s wording, the meeting location and the rules for public remarks and accommodations.