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Watauga Crime Control and Prevention District Board Meeting – June 8, 2026

City Council — Monday, June 8, 2026
BodyWatauga, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, June 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:11

Okay.

0:17

But it kicked everybody else out.

0:23

Everybody else may pick down though because you guys can love you.

Speaker 2

0:32

I need you to sign back in.

0:34

You were kicked out.

0:37

Chris.

0:38

I need you to sign back in, you were kicked out.

Speaker 1

0:53

Yeah, you got kicked out

Speaker 3

0:55

because I had a restart of

Speaker 1

0:57

the answer.

1:13

I have a Chris and Pat's not joined.

1:33

Okay, we're just going to probably call it

Speaker 4

1:48

number two down.

Speaker 1

1:56

Okay,

Speaker 2

1:57

everybody's joined.

Speaker 1

2:00

Okay.

2:01

Yep.

2:07

The prior control eight, twenty

Unassigned speaker

2:11

twenty six at five or two PM.

Unassigned speaker

2:16

I

Speaker 2

2:16

should really use the microphone.

2:17

We can do a roll call, please.

2:26

Place one.

Speaker 5

2:31

There we go.

2:32

Pat Shellborne.

2:33

Place one.

2:36

Present.

Speaker 2

2:40

Place two.

Unassigned speaker

2:43

Oh,

Speaker 2

2:44

that's me, I'm sorry.

2:45

I am Chris Blackbird.

2:46

I am present.

2:48

Place three, lovey down, you present.

2:53

Place four.

Speaker 6

2:54

Andrew Neal, place four.

Speaker 2

2:59

Place five.

Speaker 7

3:01

Place five, Stephen Wilch.

3:03

Present.

Speaker 2

3:07

Place six.

3:10

Absent with notice.

3:12

Place seven.

3:14

Jen Hill present.

3:16

Place eight.

Speaker 4

3:28

Place eight art minor pro

Speaker 2

3:34

next item, the public comment.

3:37

Do we have anybody?

Unassigned speaker

3:38

No ma'am.

Speaker 2

3:40

Seeing nobody moving on to public testimony.

3:43

Is there anybody?

Unassigned speaker

3:45

No.

Speaker 2

3:46

Thank you, Madam Secretary.

Speaker 1

3:47

You're so welcome.

Speaker 2

3:50

Consent items.

Unassigned speaker

3:55

We have none.

Speaker 2

3:56

And on to a public hearing.

Speaker 3

4:09

Good evening, everyone.

4:10

Um per local government code 363.204.

4:16

We are required before the hundredth day.

4:18

Um before the day of the fiscal year.

4:21

The new fiscal year begins that we hold a public hearing on the CCD budget.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Budget Management█████████████████████████████████████████████50%
Procedural██████████████████████████29%
Public Safety███████████████████21%
Summary of Proceedings

Watauga Crime Control and Prevention District Board Meeting – June 8, 2026

The Watauga Crime Control and Prevention District (CCD) Board, acting as the City Council, convened on Monday, June 8, 2026, at approximately 5:34 PM at City Hall. The meeting focused on the fiscal oversight of the district, including a public hearing, acceptance of the annual audit, and adoption of the FY 2026-2027 budget. No public comments or testimony were offered.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • The floor was opened for public comment on non-agenda items and a public hearing on the CCD budget. No members of the public approached the podium to speak.

Discussion Items

  • Annual Financial Audit for FY 2024-2025: Finance Director Jennifer Calvert presented the audit results from Weaver and Tidwell, LLC, which received an unmodified opinion. As of September 30, 2025, the CCD Sales Tax Fund balance was $1,249,651, a decrease of $311,171 from the prior year. Total revenues (including transfers in) were $2,058,731, missing the budget by $51,269 (2.4%). Total expenditures (including transfers out) were $2,369,902, coming in $318,598 (13.4%) under budget.
  • Proposed Budget for FY 2026-2027: Director Calvert reviewed the budget proposal, which projected revenues of $2,130,300 and expenditures of $2,379,350. The anticipated ending fund balance is $520,848, a decrease of $249,050. Notable changes included moving three positions (two funded) out of the CCD budget to the General Fund, reducing personnel costs by $166,300. Councilman Andrew Neal expressed reservations about funding for Flock camera systems due to data privacy concerns, while acknowledging their benefits.

Key Outcomes

  • Audit Acceptance: The Board unanimously voted to accept the Annual Financial Audit for the period ending September 30, 2025. The motion was made by Councilman Andrew Neal and seconded by Councilwoman Lovey Down.
  • Budget Adoption: The Board voted to adopt the CCD's FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget. The motion by Councilman Pat Shelburne was approved with 6 votes in favor and 1 vote against. Councilman Neal was the dissenting vote.
  • The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. But it kicked everybody else out. Everybody else may pick down though because you guys can love you. I need you to sign back in. You were kicked out. Chris. I need you to sign back in, you were kicked out. Yeah, you got kicked out because I had a restart of the answer. I have a Chris and Pat's not joined. Okay, we're just going to probably call it number two down. Okay, everybody's joined. Okay. Yep. The prior control eight, twenty twenty six at five or two PM. I should really use the microphone. We can do a roll call, please. Place one. There we go. Pat Shellborne. Place one. Present. Place two. Oh, that's me, I'm sorry. I am Chris Blackbird. I am present. Place three, lovey down, you present. Place four. Andrew Neal, place four. Place five. Place five, Stephen Wilch. Present. Place six. Absent with notice. Place seven. Jen Hill present. Place eight. Place eight art minor pro next item, the public comment. Do we have anybody? No ma'am. Seeing nobody moving on to public testimony. Is there anybody? No.

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