Government
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
Council term limits on November ballot McKinney residents will consider four propo- sitions that could result in changes to the city’s charter as part of the Nov. 5 election. McKinney City Council members approved an ordinance calling for the items to be added to the ballot at an Aug. 6 meeting. The details A 21-person committee was appointed in May to consider key areas of the charter including term lengths, term limits and council compensation. The committee presented recommendations for potential ballot items at a July 23 meeting, but council members ultimately decided the items put on the ballot. Early voting for the November election will begin Oct. 21 and continue until Nov. 1, with hours varying by day. Election day is Nov. 5.
Garver to design airport improvements Engineering and planning firm Garver will conduct design and engineering work related to planned improvements on the east side of McKinney National Airport, according to a July 16 McKinney City Council meeting. The gist Six infrastructure projects will be designed as part of the work, McKinney National Airport Director Ken Carley said at the July 16 meeting. The planned improvements, totaling $5.4 million, will enable the development of both commercial and general aviation uses. The design work by Garver is expected to be completed by February 2025, a represen- tative of the city said in an email. Council members will review the project prior to any construction work.
Propositions on November ballot
Proposition A
Shall the city charter be amended to allow the mayor and City Council members to serve three consecutive terms of four years each, beginning with the 2025 election?
Proposition B
Shall the city charter be amended to compensate newly elected council members $750 per month and the newly elected mayor $1,000 per month, beginning Oct. 1, 2025?
Proposition C
Shall the city charter be amended throughout to correct non-substantive errors such as misspellings and grammar, and revise references to state law?
Proposition D
Shall the city charter be amended to delete provisions, practices, and policies no longer used by the City of McKinney?
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
City officials propose lower tax rate for FY 2024-25 McKinney city leaders have plans to lower the city’s property tax rate for the ninth year in a row. Prior to adopting the actual tax rate, McKinney City Council members adopted a tax rate ceiling at an Aug. 6 meeting. The gist work session on the upcoming year’s budget, a tax rate of $0.415513 per $100 valuation was proposed. A public hearing on the city manager’s recom- mended budget was held Aug. 20. On Sept. 3, the city will hold a second public
McKinney's property tax rate
$0 $0.1 $0.2 $0.3 $0.4 $0.6 $0.5
-18.3%
hearing on the budget and plan to adopt the final version of the budget as well as hold a public hearing on the tax rate and adopt the new tax rate.
2020-21 2021-22
2023-24 2024-25* 2022-23
Council members set a maximum possible tax rate of $0.416922 per $100 valuation. At an Aug. 9
Fiscal year
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
*PROPOSED TAX RATE
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