City Council - Regular Meeting

Hidalgo County
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

The City Council approved the maintenance and operations and interest and sinking fund tax rates for 2026, and scheduled a public hearing for the proposed total tax rate. They also directed a comprehensive audit of the Mission ADC and voted to continue negotiations with the Firefighters Association.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Mission, TX
Meeting Date
September 8, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

18 sections (from 21 segments)

0:04 – 0:17•Norie Gonzalez Garza

I second. There's a motion and a second to reconvene. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. We're going to go to item number 22. Andy?

1:10•Norie Gonzalez Garza

So we are only voting on the M&O, maintenance and operation, and that rate would be 0.4947. Correct.

1:27•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, for place one, Ms. Jessica? Yes. Place two, Mr. Plata? Yes. Place three?

1:42•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, and I'm a yes as well. Nori Garza. Okay, the next item.

2:24•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, Ms. Ortega. I'm gonna say a little something, or do I say after? After my vote, okay.

3:20•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay. Thank you. My vote is yes as well. Okay. It's 5-0. Okay. Next item.

3:58•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay. And just to be clear, this is a proposed tax rate. We're not actually voting for the tax rate at this point? Correct. We're just voting on the proposed?

4:25 – 4:42•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay. Yes. All right. And we need a record vote on this as well. So Mr. Ortega? Yes. Mr. Plata? Yes. Ms. Gerlach? Yes. Mr. Vela? Yes. And my vote is yes as well. Okay. Next item.

5:17 – 5:39•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, there's a motion and a second to approve item number 25, which is the internal audit on, or the Mission Economic Development Corporation, subject to the hiring of a new auditor. Auditor, all in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously, five-zero. Alrighty, the next item.

6:08•Norie Gonzalez Garza

There is a motion and a second to, I'm sorry, can you repeat that?

6:20 – 6:39•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay. I'm a little confused, actually. Because the item on the agenda is action related to the meeting for agreement. So wouldn't that mean that we would have to vote on the agreement?

7:03 – 7:14•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Right. I understand the concept. But I'm just, as it's stated on the agenda, wouldn't we need to say yes or no to it? To the no?

7:21 – 7:48•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay. All right, I'm sorry. That just came to my mind right now. Okay. All right. Are there any, is there any discussion on the item? I think, Mr. Plata, would you like to? Make a comment, Ms. Jess, Ms. Gerlach, Beto? No, anybody? Okay, my understanding is that the earliest that we could meet to negotiate would be the 14th?

7:54•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, and that would require that the union agree to meet on that day, and that's a Monday?

8:04 – 8:22•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, all right, so there is a motion and a second on the floor. All in favor say aye. Aye. I'd like to take a hand count on this just to be sure. Ms. Jess? Aye. Mr. Plata?

8:26 – 8:44•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Okay, I'm a no, so it's a 4-1 on this. Motion carries. Next item is unfinished business. There is none. We're gonna move on to what we discussed on executive session. Is there a motion?

8:48 – 9:05•Norie Gonzalez Garza

There's a motion and a second to approve As discussed in executive session in relation to the property related at 919 Rankin Mission, Texas. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously.

9:15 – 9:30•Norie Gonzalez Garza

Well, thank you. Oh, I see it. Okay, it's on the back page. All right. Okay, is there a motion to adjourn? There's a motion and a second to adjourn. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously.

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