Denton City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting - September 15, 2026

On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the Denton City Council convened at City Hall (215 E. McKinney St., Denton, Texas) for a work session at 2:00 p.m., a closed meeting immediately following, and a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. The posted agenda covered work session reports, board appointments, a consent agenda, procurement contracts, policy amendments, special event requests, public hearings, and individual consideration items. The agenda was posted September 9, 2026. Because minutes and a transcript for this meeting were not provided, this summary reflects the posted agenda only and cannot confirm final council actions.

Work Session (2:00 p.m.)

• Citizen comments on consent agenda items, plus requests for clarification of items listed for public hearing and individual consideration.
• ID 26-1221: Report, discussion, and staff direction regarding re-implementing [program name truncated in agenda] (estimated 30 minutes).
• ID 25-2152: Report, discussion, and staff direction regarding an Audit Project (estimated 45 minutes).
• ID 26-0971: Report and discussion regarding streamlining the City of Denton's boards (estimated 1 hour).
• ID 26-0631: Report, discussion, and staff direction on pending City Council [item description truncated].

Closed Meeting

• ID 26-1167: Deliberation on personnel matters under Texas Government Code Chapter 551 (Texas Open Meetings Act). The agenda stated any final action would be taken in open meeting, except as permitted by the Public Power Exception (Section 551.086).

Consent Agenda

Routine items listed for a single vote included:

• ID 26-0048: Approval of the minutes of the August 18, 2026 Regular Meeting.
• Board nominations/appointments: Airport Advisory Board (ID 26-1389); Board of Ethics (ID 26-1513, Baker); Historic Landmark Commission (Cochran); Library Board (ID 26-1390); Planning and Zoning Commission (Riggs, Heck); Zoning Board of Adjustment (IDs 26-1394, 26-1382).
• Relinquishment and quitclaim of a drainage easement and two public utility easements granted to the City by SAS [grantor name truncated].
• Noise exception under Section 17-20(c)(3)(f) for Monster Truck Wars on Saturday, September 26, 2026 (from 12:00 p.m.) and Sunday, September 27, 2026 (12:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.); and a contractor noise exception for increased sound levels and variance in hours of operation.
• Council contingency fund donations: $220 to Denton Affordable Housing Corporation (McAdams Haven Fund); $850 to Denton Holiday Lighting Festival; $850 to Texas Veteran's Hall of Fame Museum; additional donation amounts [truncated].
• Special events: October 21, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Elm Street between Hickory Street [truncated]; Thursday evenings October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2026; October 18, 2026 from 7:30 a.m.; Denton Halloween October 1 through November 1, 2026; Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. [details truncated].
• ID 26-1411: Resolution amending Policy No. 106.09, "Position Evaluation, Classification, and Compensation Program," and repealing Policy No. 106.09, "Position Classification and Evaluation," to clarify and ensure equitable compensation.
• ID 26-1417: Resolution amending Policy No. 107.09, "Tuition Reimbursement," for one year with the option for four additional one-year extensions (five years total).
• Procurement: New Waste Concepts Inc. for one year with four one-year options, not-to-exceed $319,803.00 (Public Utilities Board recommended approval 6-0); Airgas USA, LLC for three years with two one-year options (Public Utilities Board recommended approval 6-0); an agreement not-to-exceed $164,000.00 with [Associates, Inc.]; rejection of all competitive proposals under RFP 8986 and award with four additional one-year extensions (five-year not-to-exceed $250,000.00); Techline, Inc. for communications inventory for Sections A and C for one year with four one-year options.
• Authorization for the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Children's [organization name truncated].
• Tax rate reference: The agenda listed a total tax rate of $0.595420 per $100 of value, a no-new-revenue rate of $0.515958 per $100 (also shown as $0.515598 in the agenda), a voter-approval rate of $0.553485 per $100, and a proposed rate of $0.548485 per $100.

Public Hearings

• DCA26-0004: Public hearing on adoption of an ordinance amending the City of Denton development code, including Subsection 3.7 (Measurements) and Mixed Use District-2 Single-Family Residential Guidelines; exhibits included Manufactured Housing Proposed Amendments (Exhibit 5) and the Draft Ordinance (Exhibit 15).

Items for Individual Consideration

• An item concerning the 2025-2026 budget and annual program of services to allow adjustments to funds allocated for personnel for the purpose of providing a one[-time provision; text truncated].
• An item for which the Public Utilities Board recommended approval (6-0) [item description truncated].
• Items under Texas Government Code Sections 551.042 and 551.0415 for informational responses and community interest reports (no action required).

Key Outcomes

No final decisions, vote tallies, or directives can be confirmed from the provided materials because the minutes and transcript for the September 15, 2026 meeting were not available. The agenda documented only proposed actions and recommendations, including Public Utilities Board approval recommendations of 6-0 for two procurement contracts (New Waste Concepts Inc. and Airgas USA, LLC) and nominations to multiple city boards. Any action on the closed-session personnel matter (ID 26-1167) was scheduled to occur in open session if needed.