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Afternoon

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everybody. Thanks for being here. You're
all here to protest, I guess.

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Okay. Praise God. Let's uh start with a
prayer.

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So, Father, I just thank you for this
great city of Pampa, Texas. I thank you

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for the people that care about this
town. I thank you for the way you

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blessed them. God, I thank you for the
team you've put together in this place

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and for the common goal to make life
better here and u and just point people

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towards you. Dear God, I just pray for
blessing, continued blessing. We see

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what you're doing, your hand over this
town. So many things that uh we couldn't

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take credit for that only you could do.
And so we we just give you the honor and

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glory for that. uh this afternoon.
Father, we know it's you and we thank

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you and we know that you're in every
challenge, every hurdle, every valley we

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have to cross, you're in it and we give
you uh just all authority and honor you

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as the one true God. So, thank you,
Father. I thank you now for this meeting

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today. I thank you for your blessing and
provision over it. I thank you for the

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peace in it. I thank you for all the
good things that you provide us through

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Jesus Christ. Amen.
>> Amen.

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.
>> Honor the Texas flagged

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Texas. One state under God, one and
indivisible.

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Okay. Do we have anybody for public
comment today? All right.

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» Um, so we're going to begin with a
public hearing. The Pampa City

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Commission will conduct a public hearing
uh on the proposed property tax rate of

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663921
cents

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dollars 666
per 100 of taxable value. If adopted,

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this rate would increase the city's
total property tax revenue from

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properties on the tax ro by 4.73%
compared with the previous year. Your

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individual property taxes may increase,
decrease, or remain the same depending

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on changes in your property's value
relative to the other properties and the

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tax rate ultimately adopted.
[snorts]

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So, the hearing is open. Teresa, you
have anything to add?

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» Not have anything unless you guys have
any questions.

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» Okay.

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Anyone?

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Okay,
here you go.

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» I'll make I'll make a motion to close
the hearing.

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» Okay,
>> I'll second.

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» Okay, got a motion and a second to close
the public hearing. All in favor say I.

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» I.
>> Opposed? Same sign. The [snorts] hearing

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is closed.
Move to agenda item number one. Consider

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approving the minutes of the August 31,
2026 public hearing and special

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commission meeting.
>> I make a motion to approve the minutes

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of the August 31st, 2026 public hearing
and special meeting as presented.

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» My second.
>> Okay, we got a motion and second. Any

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corrections to the minutes?
Anybody see anything?

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Okay,
hearing none. All in favor say I. I.

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Minutes are approved.
Agenda item number two, consider

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adopting on second and final reading
ordinance number 1848

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adopting the city of Pampa 2026 2027
operating budget.

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Anything you want to add to that?
>> No sir. Just thank you guys for all of

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your work and your patience with us as
we got through this budget. I know it

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was a little difficult at times. So
appreciate all your all your help.

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» Okay.
>> Read the

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» Okay. Yeah.
Okay. The ordinance reads as follows. An

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ordinance making appropriations for the
support of the city of Pampa fiscal year

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beginning October 1st, 2026 and ending
September 30, 2027. appropriating money

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to a sinking fund to pay interest and
principal due on the city's indebtedness

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and adopting the annual budget of the
city of Pampa for the 2026 2027 fiscal

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year.
>> Make a motion to adopt on second and

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final reading ordinance 1848 as
presented.

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» I'll second.
>> Okay, we got a motion and a second. Any

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further discussion about it? Jane,
anything?

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» No. Again, thanks to you guys and a big
thanks to Theresa and Dustin for uh

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really driving this thing home through
this time. Appreciate you guys.

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» Y
>> very good. Okay, we need to do roll call

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vote on this.
So, if you're in favor, just say I if

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opposed. Nay. So, uh Commissioner Ward
one Wendy Horse

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» I.
>> Commissioner Ward two Brian Dowy

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» I.
Commissioner Ward three, Jimmy Kio

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» I.
>> Commissioner Ward four, Jimmy Reid.

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» And mayor also votes I.
>> Budgets approved.

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Okay, let's move to agenda item number
three.

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Consider adopting on first reading
ordinance number 1849 setting a tax rate

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66 cents per $100 valuation on taxable
property for 2026 2027 fiscal year and

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leving an ordin advalorum tax on all
property subject to taxation within the

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city limits of Tampa. The ordinance
reads as follows. an ordinance setting a

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tax rate of 663921
on each $100 valuation of property and

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living and avalorum taxes for use in
support of the m municipal government of

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the city of Pampa for the fiscal year
ending 2026 2027 providing for a

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portioning of each levy for specific
purposes providing when taxes shall

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become due and when such taxes shall
become delinquent if not paid and for

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penalty and interest providing providing
for savings and severability clauses,

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providing for an effective date, and
providing for publication of the caption

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hereof.
>> I [snorts] make a motion to approve on

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first reading ordinance number 1849,
increasing the property tax rate by the

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adoption of the tax rate of 0.663921,
which is effectively a 4.73 increase to

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the tax rate.
>> I second.

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» Okay, we got a motion, a second. Any
[snorts] discussion? [clears throat] Any

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anything to add? Anyone?
>> No, sir.

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» Okay.
>> Nothing. Okay.

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» What we have is a 70 70 [clears throat]
cent tax rate right now, right?

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» Correct. So, this tax rate will go down
4 cents.

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» Okay. It's just
>> based off of our current tax rate,

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right?
>> Okay. [snorts]

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» Okay.
Anything else?

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Okay. If not, we need to do roll call
vote on this as well. Commissioner Ward

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one, Wendy Horse. Hi,
>> Commissioner Brian Daddy. Ward two.

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» Hi.
>> Award three, Commissioner Jimmy Kio.

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» I
>> award four Commissioner Jimmy Reid.

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» Hi.
>> Mayor votes I.

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Tax rate is approved.

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» My first reading. First reading. Okay.
Yeah. Thank you.

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Okay. Okay. Agenda item number four,
ordinance 1850, amending animal control

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fees.
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» Do we need to read the ordinance?
>> Yeah.

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» Okay.
>> Ordinance amending section 2.02.010

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of chapter 2 animal control article 2.02
dogs and cats by revising and amending

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section 2.02.010
010

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related to fees for animal control
services, providing a savings clause,

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providing severability clause, and
providing an effective date.

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» I make a motion to approve on first
reading ordinance number 1850 as

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presented.
>> I have a second.

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» Okay, we got a motion and a second.
Uh, anybody got anything to add to this,

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Shane?
>> No. Again, we we looked at all these

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fees as we went through the process and
determined that we needed to do some

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catching up on our animal control fees,
and this is evidence of that. And

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Teresa, if I've forgotten anything, you
can jump in there, but we we compared to

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other cities basically.
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» catch up.
>> That's just a recap of a few of them. We

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did the impoundment fee from $15 to $30.
There was some changes to the boarding

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daily boarding fees from 10 to 20. And
then we had some increases in the

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euthanasia fees from $15 to $20.
>> Okay. Okay.

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All right.
Any other discussion? We got a motion

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and a second. All in favor say I.
>> I.

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» Opposed? Same sign.
Um

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motion carries. Approval on first
reading ordinance 1850.

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Anything else for city commission today?
We all got dressed up for this

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» short and sweet.
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» Nine minutes.
>> Nine minutes flat. [clears throat]

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» Okay.