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Mertzon City Council August 11 2025

  • G. Noelke
  • Aug 11, 2025
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 25, 2025


The north end of the new IC ISD Transportation Maintenance building, shown here with a preexisting barn, is starting to take shape. By design, a cement driveway here is going to send some of its stormwater directly into W. Fleming Ave., a street owned by the City of Mertzon. The City has no ordinances against this.
The north end of the new IC ISD Transportation Maintenance building, shown here with a preexisting barn, is starting to take shape. By design, a cement driveway here is going to send some of its stormwater directly into W. Fleming Ave., a street owned by the City of Mertzon. The City has no ordinances against this.

City of Mertzon P.O. Box 456 * 104 S. Park View * Mertzon, TX 76941 Phone: (325)835-5791 * FAX: (325)835-7570 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MERTZON CITY HALL MONDAY, August 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. OPENING PRAYER 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons wishing to address the Council will be called at this time. Speakers must sign up on provided list before meeting begins. Speakers are limited to three minutes. DELIBERATE, CONSIDER AND/OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 5. TAX ASSESSOR CONTRACT FOR 2025 TAXES (a) Discussion and approval of contract with Irion County Tax Assessor for assessing and collecting the 2025 taxes. 6. 2025 TAX RATE 7. (a) Discuss tax rate, take record vote with Irion County Tax Assessor-Collector Joyce Gray. (b) Schedule public hearing 8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT (a) Approval of minutes. (b) Other announcements. (c) Review/approval of financial documents 9. DAILY OPERATIONS UPDATE (a) Updates on daily operation 10. ITEMS FROM THE COUNCIL (a) Items for future agendas. 11. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATION Aubrey Stewart, Mayor I hereby certify that I posted this agenda on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, at am/pm on Michele Rabenaldt, City Administrator Copyright 2025 G Noelke
City of Mertzon Agenda

A. Agenda Analysis

  1. Meeting time: This meeting starts at 7:00 pm, not at the usual time of 6:30 pm.

  2. 2025 tax rate, items 6-7: This is the start of the process for the Council to set the tax rate for 2025-26. Tax Assessor Collector Joyce Gray will be present to counsel the Council on the ad valorem tax law changes made by the Texas legislature this year. Here is what I wrote about this last year; see Agenda Analysis 1 b and Meeting Review at 2 b.

  3. Tax Assessor Contract for 25 taxes, item 1. Dr. Gray's office doesn't work for free, so this matter establishes her office is authorized as the City's assessor collector.






B. Meeting Review

  1. Proposed 2025 Tax Rate, item 6: The Council approved a proposed 3% tax hike, the max it could do w/o seeking voter approval. Total tax rate will be .852020 for debt and M&O. Three percent seems a lot, doesn't it? But in this budget that is going to only add a little over $8,000 in revenue.

  2. Administrative Report, item 7: Agendas, per Open Meetings Act changes, now will posted on Wednesdays.


C. Commentary

If you wish to complain about your tax rate, then you would have attended this meeting, then attend this meeting and speak during the public meeting part.





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