City Council - Regular Meeting

Victoria County
Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The Victoria City Council discussed a proposed stormwater drainage utility fee, with council members debating partial exemptions for religious organizations, public schools, and the county. The council also received updates on the fiscal year 2027 budget, which includes a decreased tax rate and significant investments in capital projects and employee compensation.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Victoria, TX
Meeting Date
August 4, 2026

Published excerpts

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

8 sections

24:21•Jan Scott

That seems reasonable to me, what you're proposing. I like the concept. So yeah, I could support that.

29:46 – 31:17•Jan Scott

Yeah, I think to some extent it is a philosophical question. I just look at the need for the product, the need for the stormwater drainage handling. And I look at who is the consumer that needs that product more than any other. And it's the one that creates. the runoff, and that is the big paved areas which just happen to be commercial but also happen to be school districts, happen to be churches, happen to be city properties, happen to be county properties. So I think that a charge is the fair and equitable thing to do. At our last meeting, when we talked about various exemptions, I was comfo

49:30•Jan Scott

Are there any questions? I do have a question on the Shield School closure.

49:39 – 50:16•Jan Scott

If you'd put that map back up again. I don't at all disagree with closing that, because there's no school there. However, Our Lady of Victory School is further down, basically from Mesquite on down to Airline. And it benefits from the Crane School zone on the airline. Uh, but it also has been benefiting from the shields and I don't, I didn't know whether it had a separate one.

50:28•Jan Scott

Okay. So that would continue to be in effect. Thank you.

58:04•Jan Scott

How long after this is ultimately passed will it take to get that up and operational?

1:03:13•Jan Scott

Does the sidewalk connect at that point or is that a future expansion?

2:04:23 – 2:04:48•Jan Scott

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Due to a revision in the certified tax roll information received from the appraisal district, I move that we amend the resolution to approve the proposed property tax rate to be $0.4538 per $100 valuation for the fiscal year 2026 to 2027. Thank you, Ms. Scott.

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