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SPECIAL CALLED
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION
ON THE FY2027 BUDGET
TO BE HELD AT 9:00 am, Friday August 21, 2026
City Council Work Session Room
100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas
1. CALL TO ORDER MATTIE PARKER, MAYOR
2. OPENING REMARKS JESUS "JAY" CHAPA, CITY MANAGER
3. BUDGET RESPONSES & FOLLOW-UPS CHRISTIANNE SIMMONS, CHIEF
TRANSFORMATION OFFICER
4. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS MATTIE PARKER, MAYOR
5. CLOSING COMMENTS MATTIE PARKER, MAYOR
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council may convene in Executive Session in the City Council Executive Session Room
in order to conduct a closed meeting to discuss any item listed on this Agenda in accordance
with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
7. 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.
Fort Worth City Hall and the City Council Work Session Room are wheelchair accessible.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need
accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters, readers, or large print are
requested to contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (817) 392-7525 or e-mail
ADA@FortWorthTexas.gov at least 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least 72 hours prior to
the meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary
accommodations.
City of Fort Worth
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and
HB1522 Taxpayer Impact Statement
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
Median-
valued
homestead
property
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City of Fort
Worth Tax
Bill
Tarrant
County
$233,209 $217,208 $217,208
$1,562.50 $1,524.80 $1,456.20
Parker
County $3,458.45 $3,471.07 $3,314.91
Denton
County
$301,966 $290,845 $290,845
$2,023.17 $2,041.73 $1,949.87
Wise
County
$0 $311,675 $311,675
$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