[1:30] Afternoon
[1:42] everybody. Thanks for being here. You're
all here to protest, I guess.
[1:47] Okay. Praise God. Let's uh start with a
prayer.
[1:52] So, Father, I just thank you for this
great city of Pampa, Texas. I thank you
[1:56] for the people that care about this
town. I thank you for the way you
[2:00] blessed them. God, I thank you for the
team you've put together in this place
[2:05] and for the common goal to make life
better here and u and just point people
[2:10] towards you. Dear God, I just pray for
blessing, continued blessing. We see
[2:15] what you're doing, your hand over this
town. So many things that uh we couldn't
[2:19] take credit for that only you could do.
And so we we just give you the honor and
[2:24] glory for that. uh this afternoon.
Father, we know it's you and we thank
[2:28] you and we know that you're in every
challenge, every hurdle, every valley we
[2:33] have to cross, you're in it and we give
you uh just all authority and honor you
[2:39] as the one true God. So, thank you,
Father. I thank you now for this meeting
[2:43] today. I thank you for your blessing and
provision over it. I thank you for the
[2:47] peace in it. I thank you for all the
good things that you provide us through
[2:52] Jesus Christ. Amen.
>> Amen.
[2:57] I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[3:02] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[3:08] justice for all.
>> Honor the Texas flagged
[3:16] Texas. One state under God, one and
indivisible.
[3:31] Okay. Do we have anybody for public
comment today? All right.
[3:37] » Um, so we're going to begin with a
public hearing. The Pampa City
[3:44] Commission will conduct a public hearing
uh on the proposed property tax rate of
[3:50] 663921
cents
[3:54] dollars 666
per 100 of taxable value. If adopted,
[4:00] this rate would increase the city's
total property tax revenue from
[4:03] properties on the tax ro by 4.73%
compared with the previous year. Your
[4:09] individual property taxes may increase,
decrease, or remain the same depending
[4:12] on changes in your property's value
relative to the other properties and the
[4:16] tax rate ultimately adopted.
[snorts]
[4:20] So, the hearing is open. Teresa, you
have anything to add?
[4:24] » Not have anything unless you guys have
any questions.
[4:26] » Okay.
[4:29] Anyone?
[4:35] Okay,
here you go.
[4:38] » I'll make I'll make a motion to close
the hearing.
[4:42] » Okay,
>> I'll second.
[4:43] » Okay, got a motion and a second to close
the public hearing. All in favor say I.
[4:47] » I.
>> Opposed? Same sign. The [snorts] hearing
[4:51] is closed.
Move to agenda item number one. Consider
[4:57] approving the minutes of the August 31,
2026 public hearing and special
[5:01] commission meeting.
>> I make a motion to approve the minutes
[5:04] of the August 31st, 2026 public hearing
and special meeting as presented.
[5:11] » My second.
>> Okay, we got a motion and second. Any
[5:14] corrections to the minutes?
Anybody see anything?
[5:20] Okay,
hearing none. All in favor say I. I.
[5:25] Minutes are approved.
Agenda item number two, consider
[5:29] adopting on second and final reading
ordinance number 1848
[5:33] adopting the city of Pampa 2026 2027
operating budget.
[5:42] Anything you want to add to that?
>> No sir. Just thank you guys for all of
[5:46] your work and your patience with us as
we got through this budget. I know it
[5:50] was a little difficult at times. So
appreciate all your all your help.
[5:56] » Okay.
>> Read the
[5:59] » Okay. Yeah.
Okay. The ordinance reads as follows. An
[6:05] ordinance making appropriations for the
support of the city of Pampa fiscal year
[6:09] beginning October 1st, 2026 and ending
September 30, 2027. appropriating money
[6:16] to a sinking fund to pay interest and
principal due on the city's indebtedness
[6:20] and adopting the annual budget of the
city of Pampa for the 2026 2027 fiscal
[6:26] year.
>> Make a motion to adopt on second and
[6:29] final reading ordinance 1848 as
presented.
[6:32] » I'll second.
>> Okay, we got a motion and a second. Any
[6:36] further discussion about it? Jane,
anything?
[6:39] » No. Again, thanks to you guys and a big
thanks to Theresa and Dustin for uh
[6:43] really driving this thing home through
this time. Appreciate you guys.
[6:47] » Y
>> very good. Okay, we need to do roll call
[6:51] vote on this.
So, if you're in favor, just say I if
[6:57] opposed. Nay. So, uh Commissioner Ward
one Wendy Horse
[7:02] » I.
>> Commissioner Ward two Brian Dowy
[7:07] » I.
Commissioner Ward three, Jimmy Kio
[7:11] » I.
>> Commissioner Ward four, Jimmy Reid.
[7:15] » And mayor also votes I.
>> Budgets approved.
[7:25] Okay, let's move to agenda item number
three.
[7:30] Consider adopting on first reading
ordinance number 1849 setting a tax rate
[7:35] 66 cents per $100 valuation on taxable
property for 2026 2027 fiscal year and
[7:42] leving an ordin advalorum tax on all
property subject to taxation within the
[7:46] city limits of Tampa. The ordinance
reads as follows. an ordinance setting a
[7:50] tax rate of 663921
on each $100 valuation of property and
[7:58] living and avalorum taxes for use in
support of the m municipal government of
[8:03] the city of Pampa for the fiscal year
ending 2026 2027 providing for a
[8:08] portioning of each levy for specific
purposes providing when taxes shall
[8:13] become due and when such taxes shall
become delinquent if not paid and for
[8:18] penalty and interest providing providing
for savings and severability clauses,
[8:21] providing for an effective date, and
providing for publication of the caption
[8:26] hereof.
>> I [snorts] make a motion to approve on
[8:29] first reading ordinance number 1849,
increasing the property tax rate by the
[8:34] adoption of the tax rate of 0.663921,
which is effectively a 4.73 increase to
[8:42] the tax rate.
>> I second.
[8:46] » Okay, we got a motion, a second. Any
[snorts] discussion? [clears throat] Any
[8:50] anything to add? Anyone?
>> No, sir.
[8:53] » Okay.
>> Nothing. Okay.
[8:55] » What we have is a 70 70 [clears throat]
cent tax rate right now, right?
[8:59] » Correct. So, this tax rate will go down
4 cents.
[9:01] » Okay. It's just
>> based off of our current tax rate,
[9:04] right?
>> Okay. [snorts]
[9:07] » Okay.
Anything else?
[9:11] Okay. If not, we need to do roll call
vote on this as well. Commissioner Ward
[9:16] one, Wendy Horse. Hi,
>> Commissioner Brian Daddy. Ward two.
[9:21] » Hi.
>> Award three, Commissioner Jimmy Kio.
[9:25] » I
>> award four Commissioner Jimmy Reid.
[9:29] » Hi.
>> Mayor votes I.
[9:33] Tax rate is approved.
[9:37] » My first reading. First reading. Okay.
Yeah. Thank you.
[9:44] Okay. Okay. Agenda item number four,
ordinance 1850, amending animal control
[9:49] fees.
[snorts]
[9:55] » Do we need to read the ordinance?
>> Yeah.
[9:57] » Okay.
>> Ordinance amending section 2.02.010
[10:02] of chapter 2 animal control article 2.02
dogs and cats by revising and amending
[10:08] section 2.02.010
010
[10:13] related to fees for animal control
services, providing a savings clause,
[10:17] providing severability clause, and
providing an effective date.
[10:21] » I make a motion to approve on first
reading ordinance number 1850 as
[10:24] presented.
>> I have a second.
[10:27] » Okay, we got a motion and a second.
Uh, anybody got anything to add to this,
[10:33] Shane?
>> No. Again, we we looked at all these
[10:36] fees as we went through the process and
determined that we needed to do some
[10:40] catching up on our animal control fees,
and this is evidence of that. And
[10:44] Teresa, if I've forgotten anything, you
can jump in there, but we we compared to
[10:49] other cities basically.
>> Okay,
[10:52] » catch up.
>> That's just a recap of a few of them. We
[10:55] did the impoundment fee from $15 to $30.
There was some changes to the boarding
[11:00] daily boarding fees from 10 to 20. And
then we had some increases in the
[11:04] euthanasia fees from $15 to $20.
>> Okay. Okay.
[11:10] All right.
Any other discussion? We got a motion
[11:15] and a second. All in favor say I.
>> I.
[11:18] » Opposed? Same sign.
Um
[11:23] motion carries. Approval on first
reading ordinance 1850.
[11:29] Anything else for city commission today?
We all got dressed up for this
[11:35] » short and sweet.
>> Okay.
[11:37] » Nine minutes.
>> Nine minutes flat. [clears throat]
[11:40] » Okay.