Changes to the 2026 City Budget
City Council meeting · Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 PM
The decision
Should Bastrop change its 2026 budget for city operations and major projects?
Who notices: Bastrop taxpayers and residents who use city-funded services or facilities could be affected.
Plain-language summary based on official city records. Written with AI assistance.
Your potential impact
Before · In your neighborhood
The city has an operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2026.
After · What could change
The budget changes would advance to a second reading on October 27, 2026, as part of the council’s agenda for items usually voted on together.
The trade-offs
Potential benefits
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Possible concerns
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Email your rep
Bastrop City Council decides
- To
- Ishmael Harris · Mayoriharris@cityofbastrop.org
- CC
- Perry Lowe · Council member · Place 1 (citywide)plowe@cityofbastrop.org
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- Cynthia Meyer · Council member · Place 2 (citywide)cmeyer@cityofbastrop.org
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- Kevin Plunkett · Council member · Place 3 (citywide)kplunkett@cityofbastrop.org
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- Kerry Fossler · Council member · Place 4 (citywide)kfossler@cityofbastrop.org
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- John Kirkland · Council member · Place 5 (citywide)jkirkland@cityofbastrop.org
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Where things stand
Listed council meeting: October 13, 2026
A final vote result isn't available on this page yet. That doesn't mean a vote hasn't happened. The official record in Sources & transparency below has the City's latest status and meeting details.
Sources & transparency
Plain-language summary based on Bastrop's official city records, written with AI assistance. Not yet checked by a person.
2026-40
Read the official record
Consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-40 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, amending the operating and capital budget for the Fiscal Year 2026 in accordance with existing statutory requirements; appropriating the various amounts herein attached as Exhibit A; repealing all prior ordinances and actions in conflict herewith; establishing an effective date; and move to include on the October 27, 2026, City Council Consent Agenda for a second reading.