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Executive Session
AGENDA
TO BE HELD AT 12:00 pm, Tuesday September 1, 2026
City Council Work Session Room
100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas
2 of 4 1. CALL TO ORDER
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING IN ORDER TO DISCUSS
MATTERS PERMITTED BY THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE:
2. CITY ATTORNEY
2.1. Section 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
2.1.1 To seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation,
settlement offers, or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City
Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State
Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act. [Tex. Govt. Code
§551.071]:
a. Legal issues concerning the City of Aledo, Texas and City of Fort Worth, Texas
v. City of Willow Park, Texas, Beall-Dean Ranch, LTD, and Parker County, Texas,
Cause No. CV26-0175, in the 43rd Judicial District, Parker County;
b. Legal issues concerning the Deanna Sturm v. City of Fort Worth, Cause
No. 4:25-CV-00605-O, in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Fort Worth Division;
c. Legal issues concerning collective bargaining agreement negotiations
with Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 440; and,
d. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today’s posted city council
agendas.
3. CITY MANAGER
3.1. Section 551.072, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY
3.1.1. Deliberate the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property where
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the
position of the City in negotiations with a third party.
3.2. Section 551.087, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
3.2.1. Deliberate the commercial or financial information or the offer of a
financial or other incentive to a business prospect.
3.3. Section 551.076 and Section 551.089, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY
3.3.1. Deliberate certain security matters in accordance with Sections 551.076
and 551.089 of the Texas Government Code.
3 of 4 3.4. Section 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS
3.4.1. Deliberate the employment, evaluation, and duties of the City Manager as
authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
4. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORK
SESSION ROOM AND ACT ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
AGENDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The location identified on this agenda is the location at which the presiding officer will be
physically present and presiding over the meeting. Members of the City Council may be
participating remotely in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Council Rules
of Procedure.
4 of 4 City of Fort Worth
The following table compares the City of Fort Worth property tax bill for a median-valued
homestead property for (1) the current fiscal year, (2) if the budget is adopted as proposed,
and (3) if the adopted budget were based on the no-new-revenue tax rate:
2025 Rate as
Adopted
2026 Rate per
Proposed Budget
2026 No-New-
Revenue Rate
Tax Rate $0.670000 $0.702000 $0.670416
$233,209 $217,208 $217,208 Tarrant
County $1,562.50 $1,524.80 $1,456.20
$516,186 $494,455 $494,455 Parker
County $3,458.45 $3,471.07 $3,314.91
$301,966 $290,845 $290,845 Denton
County $2,023.17 $2,041.73 $1,949.87
$0 $311,675 $311,675
Median-
valued
homestead
property
City of Fort
Worth Tax
Bill Wise
County $0.00 $2,187.96 $2,089.52
Although the City of Fort Worth extends into Johnson County, there are no taxable homesteads in
Johnson County.
Review the proposed FY2027 Fort Worth budget:
https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/the-
fwlab/documents/budget/fy2027/recommended-budget/fy2027-recommended-budget-book-digital.pdf