Norma Sánchez Stephens, Cibolo City Council: At Large Place 5

Norma Sánchez Stephens, Cibolo City Council: At Large Place 5 My Name is Norma Sánchez-Stephens, Councilwoman here to proudly represent and serve our great City of Cibolo, At Large Place 5.

09/11/2026

Thankful to the Steele High School ROTC for taking the time today to commemorate 9/11 with such a beautiful and meaningful ceremony. It is important that we continue to remember and that younger generations understand why this day means so much.🇺🇸

It’s hard to believe it has been 25 years since September 11, 2001. Even after all this time, the memories of that day, ...
09/11/2026

It’s hard to believe it has been 25 years since September 11, 2001. Even after all this time, the memories of that day, the courage we witnessed, and the impact it had on families and communities across our country remain deeply felt.

25 years later, we still remember. And we always will. 🇺🇸 Never Forget.

🏛️ 𝑪𝑰𝑻𝒀 𝑯𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 @ 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝑷𝑴: 𝑩𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑨𝑿 𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑬 𝑷𝑼𝑩𝑳𝑰𝑪 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮.𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔...
09/08/2026

🏛️ 𝑪𝑰𝑻𝒀 𝑯𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 @ 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝑷𝑴: 𝑩𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑨𝑿 𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑬 𝑷𝑼𝑩𝑳𝑰𝑪 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮.
𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐒 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭

𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔.

💧 𝐂𝐈𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐎’𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒

As part of the FY2027 budget discussion, 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬.

The proposed changes are:

💧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫: +𝟕%
🚿 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫: +𝟏𝟏%
🌧️ 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞: +$𝟏.𝟕𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

For a typical household, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 is estimated at roughly $𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 — 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 $𝟏𝟐𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, depending on water usage.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠?

💧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 +𝟕%*
Staff has identified higher regional water costs and ongoing water-system needs as reasons for the increase. Cibolo receives regional water through 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐂𝐑𝐖𝐀), which serves as a regional water supplier and infrastructure partner for the City. Higher CRWA-related costs ultimately affect what Cibolo must pay to provide water service.

🚿 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 +𝟏𝟏%
The proposed increase is tied to higher wastewater costs, including 𝐂𝐂𝐌𝐀 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 and future capacity needs in 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨. That added capacity is intended to support future growth and development.
Residents should also understand that this may not be the last wastewater increase. As debt-service obligations increase over time, future rate increases may still be necessary.

🌧️ 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 +$𝟏.𝟕𝟓/𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡
For most residential customers, the drainage fee would increase from $𝟕.𝟓𝟎 𝐭𝐨 $𝟗.𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡.

The increase is intended to support a more proactive drainage program, including:
• 𝟒 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐬
• Equipment
• Expanded maintenance capability

That is a much more direct operating justification, and it is one reason I have viewed the drainage increase differently from the water increase.

*𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

Cibolo residents previously paid a separate 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞 that helped build funds for future water-supply needs. By FY2025, the residential fee was $𝟗 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, and the City budgeted approximately $𝟖𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 from the fee.
The City’s 2025 rate study still contemplated roughly $𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,, but that specific fee has since been removed. Cibolo continues to pursue additional long-term water supply through its participation in 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐆𝐂, while previously collected acquisition-fee revenues remain in the water utility fund.
As Council considers a proposed 𝟕% 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 I believe residents deserve a clear accounting of 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨’𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.

📌 Utility rates, taxes, and fees all affect the total cost of living in Cibolo.

Residents should be part of these conversations by participating in the City’s budget and tax-rate hearings and understanding not only what is increasing, but 𝐖𝐇𝐘.

📣 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩. As we are coming to the end of budget season there are 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧...
09/05/2026

📣 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩. As we are coming to the end of budget season there are 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, meaning their final certified taxable values had not yet been determined. 𝟕𝟒𝟒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟓𝟕𝟖 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.

🏡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩. A lower taxable value is only one side of your tax bill. The other is the 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧.

🏛️ Local governments state that property values and the tax rate have an inverse relationship: 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 to generate equivalent revenue on the same properties.

👥 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 budget and tax-rate public hearings. If you’ve done the hard work of 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞, 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝.

📣 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟕 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

💡𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

📘  𝑰𝑻’𝑺 𝑩𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑺𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵!Let’s talk about something that impacts our city tax rate: 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰&𝑺.💡 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? Cibol...
09/05/2026

📘 𝑰𝑻’𝑺 𝑩𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑺𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵!

Let’s talk about something that impacts our city tax rate: 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰&𝑺.

💡 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?
Cibolo reports about $𝟔𝟐.𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭, and about $𝟖 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: roughly 𝟏𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 $𝟔𝟐.𝟑 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞.

🏛️ 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐈&𝐒?
I&S stands for Interest & Sinking — the portion of our City property-tax rate used to pay 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 on debt.

For FY27, I&S remains $𝟎.𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟓 under both tax-rate options:

🏠 NNR: $𝟎.𝟓𝟑𝟓𝟑
📈 Proposed Rate (VATR): $𝟎.𝟓𝟓𝟏𝟓

🗳️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

In 2024, 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 $𝟐𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the Public Safety Facility and Animal Services Facility.

More recently, Council approved $𝟒.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟔-𝟏) detailed in the graphic.

Certificates of Obligation can generally be issued 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

⏳ Here’s the part I really want residents to understand:

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋 𝐈𝐓.

𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟕 𝐈&𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 $𝟎.𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟓, but the City’s illustrative debt 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 $𝟎.𝟐𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟖 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 affecting debt service.

That’s a 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 $𝟎.𝟎𝟑𝟏𝟓 in the I&S rate!

❓ 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑?

Because voter-approved bonds can affect future I&S, and a 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈&𝐒 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 on the total City tax rate.

Debt can absolutely be an appropriate tool for important community investments. But I think residents should be able to see the full picture:
🔹 What are we borrowing?
🔹 What are we buying with it?
🔹 How will it be repaid?
🔹 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐀𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐓?

👉That last question is especially important because 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈&𝐒 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.

📅 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟖 𝐚𝐭 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

🗣️ 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐑 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫?

During our summer Budget Workshops, there wasn’t a Citizens to Be Heard portion on the agendas — so this public hearing ...
09/03/2026

During our summer Budget Workshops, there wasn’t a Citizens to Be Heard portion on the agendas — so this public hearing is an important opportunity for residents to speak directly on the proposed FY27 budget. 🏛️💰

📅 Tuesday, September 8
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Cibolo Municipal Building
200 S. Main St.

If you have questions, concerns, or feedback about the proposed budget, this is your opportunity to make your voice heard before Council.

Public Hearing: Proposed Tax Rate

Residents are invited to attend a public hearing on the City of Cibolo’s proposed tax rate on Tuesday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Learn more about the proposed budget, tax rate and taxpayer impact: www.cibolotx.gov/ProposedBudget

🛣️ 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐓: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐱💡𝑫𝑰𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾?  This i...
09/03/2026

🛣️ 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐓: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐱

💡𝑫𝑰𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾? This is an existing ¼-𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝟎.𝟐𝟓%) 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒙 dedicated to the maintenance and repair of municipal streets.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬:

🛒 It is collected on 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨
💵 It equals about 𝟐𝟓¢ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 $𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬.
🏠 It is a 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱 --> 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐱.

🗳️ 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐓?

Under Texas law, this dedicated street-maintenance sales tax must be brought 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

Cibolo voters first approved the tax in 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔 and have reauthorized it in 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.

On 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, City Council approved the measure back onto the 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭 so voters can decide whether to continue the tax for another four years.

🛠️ 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐈𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘?

The fund has helped pay for street work including:

• Cibolo Valley Drive rehabilitation
• Buffalo Crossing micro-resurfacing and pavement repairs
• Pavement preservation in Buffalo Crossing, Bentwood Pass, Bentwood Ranch and Saratoga
• Crack sealing and patching
• Street-maintenance supplies and engineering

But there is another important part of the story:

🏦 𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬-𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Those bonds financed street-maintenance projects, including the 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨.

For FY27:

💰 Street-maintenance sales-tax revenue: $𝟏.𝟓𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧
➕ Projected interest: $𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎
📊 Total current-year revenue: $𝟏.𝟓𝟕𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧

Of that:

🏦 $𝟗𝟒𝟗,𝟎𝟓𝟎 is budgeted for the 2020 CO debt payment.
🛣️ That leaves approximately $𝟔𝟐𝟓,𝟗𝟓𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞.

Another way to look at it:

➡️ About 𝟔𝟏¢ 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 $𝟏 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟕 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐂𝐎 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Those debt payments continue through FY30. Once that debt is retired, significantly more of this recurring sales-tax revenue could be available for direct street maintenance.

🚧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐭?

If the tax is not reauthorized, this dedicated revenue source expires.
The need to maintain Cibolo’s streets does not disappear, so future Councils would have to decide whether to reduce street-maintenance spending or identify another funding source.

📋 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑽𝑶𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬?

The ballot will ask voters whether to reauthorize the existing one-quarter of one percent local sales and use tax to continue providing revenue for the maintenance and repair of municipal streets.

A 𝐅𝐎𝐑 vote reauthorizes the existing tax.
An 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 vote does not reauthorize it.

My goal with this post is not to tell residents how to vote. It is to make sure that when this item appears on your November ballot, you understand what the tax is, where the money currently goes, and what your vote means.

🗳️ 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘: 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

🗣️Please take a few minutes to review the graphic, ask questions and become familiar with what's on your ballot before voting!

📊 𝑰𝑻’𝑺 𝑩𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑺𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵!City staff has presented City Council the proposed FY27 budget over the last several months. We beg...
09/01/2026

📊 𝑰𝑻’𝑺 𝑩𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑺𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵!

City staff has presented City Council the proposed FY27 budget over the last several months. We began in April with introduction of a 𝟒.𝟓𝐌 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (approved on Aug 11) and discussion for Tax Adoption is still ongoing.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

📅 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟕 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

As City Council prepares to consider the FY27 budget and property-tax rate, I want to share some information that may help residents better understand what Council is being asked to decide.

For FY27, Council is currently considering two primary tax-rate options:

🏠 𝐍𝐨-𝐍𝐞𝐰-𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐍𝐍𝐑): $𝟎.𝟓𝟑𝟓𝟑
📈 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐑): $𝟎.𝟓𝟓𝟏𝟓

The proposed rate would generate approximately $𝟓𝟑𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌&𝐎 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 than the NNR.

🏛️ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌&𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈&𝐒?

Your City property-tax rate has two parts:

𝐌&𝐎 — 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
This is the portion that supports the City’s day-to-day operations and services, including things such as City Administration, Police, Fire, Streets, Parks and other General Fund operations.

𝐈&𝐒 — 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 & 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
This is the portion used to pay principal and interest on City debt.

For FY27, the 𝑰&𝑺 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: $𝟎.𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟓. The 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 between the NNR and the proposed rate is 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌&𝐎 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

📉 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐍𝐑 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞?

Cibolo’s overall taxable property value declined approximately 𝟒.𝟓%.
That 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 every homeowner’s property value decreased by 4.5%.

Instead, it means the City has a smaller overall taxable base, which helps explain why the calculated No-New-Revenue Rate is higher than last year’s rate.

The term “𝐍𝐨-𝐍𝐞𝐰-𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞” 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.
The NNR is designed to produce approximately the same property-tax revenue from properties that were taxed in both years. 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒙 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏.

In other words, adopting the NNR 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 the City receives no new property-tax revenue.

🏡𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫?

Using Cibolo’s 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 $𝟑𝟒𝟐,𝟗𝟎𝟕 as an example:

• Current FY26 City tax: approximately $𝟏,𝟕𝟗𝟐/𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓
• FY27 NNR: approximately $𝟏,𝟖𝟑𝟔/𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 — 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 $𝟒𝟒 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆
• FY27 Proposed Rate (VATR): approximately $𝟏,𝟖𝟗𝟏/𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 — 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 $𝟗𝟗 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆

These examples reflect the 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲. Actual tax bills will vary depending on taxable value, exemptions, frozen tax ceilings and individual circumstances.

🚒👮‍♀️👵 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬?

The proposed FY27 budget includes several new personnel priorities, including additional public-safety staffing and dedicated senior programming. I support those priorities.

The question I continue to evaluate is:

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨-𝐍𝐞𝐰-𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 $𝟓𝟑𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲?

That distinction matters.

Supporting firefighters, police officers, senior programming and competitive employee compensation does not automatically answer the separate question of 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭.

💰 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Property-tax revenues have experienced pressure from declining taxable values, protests, exemptions and frozen tax accounts, while sales-tax revenues continue to show moderate growth.

Before the budget is adopted, I also believe Council should clearly understand the full recurring cost and funding source for any compensation adjustments that are anticipated during FY27, including benefits. These costs and revenues haven't yet been clearly defined by city staff.

The purpose of these graphics is simply to help residents understand the numbers and the choices before Council.

🗣️ Residents are encouraged to review the information, ask questions and participate in the process. Public Hearings are a great time for residents to engage in the process. These decisions affect our community, and Council should hear from residents before they are made.

📣DATA CENTER TOWN HALLThis evening at 6:30pm at Steele High School Auditorium. *9pm Council Special Meeting
08/17/2026

📣DATA CENTER TOWN HALL
This evening at 6:30pm at Steele High School Auditorium.
*9pm Council Special Meeting

The City of Cibolo invites you to attend a community town hall to learn more about data centers and how they may impact our community. Hear from Texas-based industry experts and partnering agencies as they discuss topics including energy use, water resources, economic impacts, environmental considerations, and the role data centers play in today's digital world. Bring your questions, share your thoughts and concerns, and take part in an open community conversation. A moderated Q&A will give you the opportunity to engage directly with presenters, City Councilmembers, and City staff.

Why attend?
The information shared and the feedback received will help inform the City Council as it considers future ordinances and regulations related to data centers in Cibolo.

Following the town hall, City Council will convene a Special Meeting at 9:00 PM to consider potential regulations for data centers and give direction to City staff to initiate work on an ordinance which will be brought to City Council at a future meeting.

📣 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 & 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Our Community is invited to participate on:👉 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕th: 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐚...
07/31/2026

📣 𝐂𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 & 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

Our Community is invited to participate on:
👉 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕th: 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥
for residents to share concerns and ask questions!

Following the Town Hall, Council will have a:
👉 𝟗𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
to discuss updates on ordinances and regulations for data centers coming to Cibolo.

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