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City Council Work Session
AGENDA
TO BE HELD AT 1:00 pm, Tuesday September 1, 2026
City Council Work Session Room
100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas
2 of 4 1 REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER - JESUS "JAY" CHAPA, CITY MANAGER
1.3.1 IR 26-0111 Tarrant County 9-1-1 Emergency Assistance District FY 27 Budget
Approval - Aubry Insco, Emergency Management & Communications,
Deputy Director/9-1-1 Communications Administrator
2.1 Questions Regarding Changes in Membership on Boards and Commissions for
September 15, 2026 Council Meeting
2.2 Questions Regarding Significant Zoning Cases for September 15, 2026 Council Meeting
2.3 Questions Regarding City Council M&C's for September 15, 2026 Council Meeting
3.1 Presentation of a Proposed Economic Development Agreement with Harting
Connectivity - Brianna Brown, Economic Development Assistant Director
3.2 FY27 Budget Responses and Updates – Christianne Simmons, FWLab Chief
Transformation Officer
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.
3 of 4 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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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/thefwlab/documents/budget/fy2027/recommended-
budget/fy2027-recommended-budget-book-digital.pdf
City of Fort Worth
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and
HB1522 Taxpayer Impact Statement