Commissioners Court - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION: Commissioner Lorne Liechty

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG: Judge New

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG: Judge New

PUBLIC FORUM:

(This is the public's opportunity to address the Commissioners Court about County matters. During this meeting, the Commissioners Court will not discuss, consider or take action on any item not included on this meeting's agenda. We respectfully ask that anyone stepping forward to speak during the Public Forum to please limit remarks to three minutes or less.)

TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT

House Bill 1522, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, amends section 551.043 of the Texas Government Code to require that the notice of a meeting required to be posted under section 551.043(a) of the Texas Open Meetings Act, at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a budget for the governmental body, must include a taxpayer impact statement showing, for the median-valued homestead property, a comparison of the property tax bill in dollars pertaining to the property for the current fiscal year to an estimate of the property tax bill in dollars for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year. Rockwall County has proposed a budget for the County's 2026-2027 fiscal year. Rockwall County intends to adopt its budget on or before September 30, 2026. - Value of Median-Valued Homestead Property in the County: $424,460 - Property Tax Bill for the Current Fiscal Year ($0.2510): $1,065 - Estimated Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year if the County Adopts the Proposed Budget and Proposed Tax Rate ($0.2800): $1,188 - Estimated Property Tax Bill for the Upcoming Fiscal Year in the County adopts a Balanced Budget Funded at the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate ($0.249440): $1,059

Discuss/Act on the proposed FY2027 2nd draft budget, and all related issues;(Judge New) https://rockwallcountytexas.com/DocumentCenter/View/14507/FY27-Proposed-Budget

Commissioner Liechty - Acknowledge Memo to transfer Trip 21 road bond funds within Precinct #3

Pending or Contemplated Litigation and Attorney-Client Information (551.071): (1) Discussion of DR Horton Litigation and Municipal Utility Districts; (2) Transportation Consultant Contracts; (3) Rockwall County MUD No. 10 settlement discussion;

Real Estate Matters (551.072):

Personnel Matters (551.074):

Advice of Counsel (551.071):

Security Related Matters (551.089):

Contract Deliberations (551.0725): (1) Transportation Consultant Contracts;

Economic Development Prospects (551.087):

RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION:

COMMISSIONERS COURT REPORTS:

ADJOURN