Denton City Council Special Called Meeting – September 22, 2026

The City Council of Denton, Texas, convened a special called meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, beginning with a work session at 1:00 PM, followed by a closed meeting, and a regular session later in the evening. Public hearings were scheduled for 6:30 PM or after. Note: No transcript or minutes were provided for this meeting. The following summary is based solely on the posted agenda and does not reflect actual discussion, public testimony, or official votes.

Work Session (1:00 PM)

• Staff Recognition: Recognitions of recent awards and achievements (no council action).
• Citizen Comments: Opportunity for public comment on consent agenda items.
• Council Clarification: Questions on agenda items.
• Work Session Reports:
  • Audit of City-wide Overtime (Project 046).
  • Council Member-Developer meeting disclosure policy.
  • Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Internal Audit Plan.
  • Review of downtown TIRZ amendments and fee waivers for McAdams Haven (Permanent Supportive Housing).

Closed Meeting

• Deliberations on personnel matters for Interim City Manager, City Attorney, and City Auditor.

Consent Agenda (Regular Session)

Items A–Y were listed for approval as a block, including:

• Excused absences for board members.
• Funding agreements with United Way of Denton County (Barriers Fund, homeless assistance, HMIS licenses) totaling $178,000.
• Development fee grant to Giving Grace for Love First project ($50,000).
• Temporary license for Denton Day of the Dead Festival.
• Appointment of Cynthia Burkett as Presiding Municipal Court Judge.
• Policy amendment on Response Time and On-Call Duty.
• Noise exception for Old Bear’s October Bins Sales Event.
• Contract amendments and new contracts for professional services, park construction (Briercliff Park, Lily Cantu Playground), Bowling Green Park change order, public art for Fire Station No. 5, website DocAccess plug-in, temporary labor services, golf instruction, police investigation software (LeadsOnline), property and liability insurance, cyber liability insurance, emergency utility line locate services.
• Adoption of FY 2026-27 Sustainability Framework Fund Workplan.

Public Hearings (at/after 6:30 PM)

• ID 26-1459: Moratorium on development of data centers.
• ID 26-1580: Public hearing on FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget. The taxpayer impact statement showed a proposed tax rate of $0.548485 per $100 valuation, with a median homestead tax bill of $2,099.78 (a decrease of $202.70 from the current year).
• A26-0007a: Petition for voluntary annexation of ~28.212 acres near Jim Christal Road.
• SRN 26-0002: Renaming a section of Hilltop Road to Hickory Creek Road.
• SRN 26-0003: Renaming a section of Bonnie Brae Street to Old Bonnie Brae Road.

Items for Individual Consideration (Continued)

• A26-0007: Municipal Services Agreement for the annexed property.
• ID 26-0564–0567: Adoption of FY 2026-27 budget, tax levy ($0.548485 rate), approval of tax rolls, and ratification of budget exceeding last year’s property tax revenue.
• ID 26-0570: Updated fee schedule for Denton Enterprise Airport.
• ID 26-1490–1493: Updated fee schedules for Development Services/Engineering, Parks and Recreation, Fire Department, and Public Library.
• ID 26-1552: Miscellaneous fees schedule for utility customers.
• ID 26-1576: Updated Building Safety fee schedule.
• ID 26-0568–0572: Rate adjustments for Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste/Recycling services.
• ID 26-1516: Ratification of 2026-2030 Meet and Confer Agreement with Denton Police Officers Association.
• A26-0007b: First reading of annexation ordinance for the 28.212-acre tract.

Key Outcomes

No documented outcomes are available because no transcript or minutes were provided. The agenda indicates that all items were placed before the council for action; however, the results of votes, amendments, or decisions cannot be reported.