Councilman Zachary Morris said he had hoped to have a discussion with colleagues about the salary structure for city staff as part of budget considerations. Morris voiced some exasperation that the figures he had requested were not available at Monday’s workshop. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
Councilman Eric Hernandez has advocated for a city tax rate this coming year no higher than $0.34 per $100 property valuation. At Monday’s Lampasas City Council budget workshop, Hernandez was joined by the other council members in attendance in supporting that rate for 2024-2025. A public hearing before finalization of the tax rate is planned for Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
A member of the Lampasas City Council voiced some frustration with city staff at Monday evening’s budget workshop, because he felt the information he requested in order to have a thorough discussion with colleagues was not provided.
The council met with four items on the special session agenda: the proposed tax rate, water and wastewater rates, the parks master plan, and pay compensation and compar…
