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Special Called
Executive Session
AGENDA
TO BE HELD AT 4:00 pm, Tuesday September 15, 2026
City Council Work Session Room
100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas
2 of 4 1. CALL TO ORDER
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 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;
b. Legal issues concerning collective bargaining agreement negotiations with
Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 440; and,
c. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today’s posted city council
agendas.
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 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.
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.
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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:
City of Fort Worth
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and
HB1522 Taxpayer Impact Statement