ORD 2025-27 Adopting Budget FY25-26 TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS,
ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026,
AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT,
PROJECT, OPERATION, ACTIVITY, PURCHASE, ACCOUNT, AND
OTHER EXPENDITURES; PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY
EXPENDITURES AND EXPENDITURES AS ALLOWED BY
APPLICABLE LAW; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF DOCUMENTS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club (the "Town") is a home rule municipality
acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the
Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the Town provides that the Town Manager shall
prepare a proposed budget annually and submit that budget to Council; and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget for the Town, attached hereto as Exhibit"A," has
been filed with the Town Secretary and is a budget to cover all proposed expenditures of
the Town for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget has been on file with the Town Secretary prior
to the 30th day before the date the Town Council makes its tax levy for the fiscal year and
such budget has been available for inspection by any person upon request, and has been
posted on the Town's website; and
WHEREAS, the budget shows as definitely as possible each of the various
projects for which appropriations are set up in the budget, shows the estimated amount
of money carried in the budget for each of such projects, and otherwise complies with all
requirements of the home rule Charter for the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council held a public hearing on the proposed budget on
August 25, 2025, during a regularly called Town Council meeting at 7:00 held at 1 Trophy
Wood Dr. Trophy Club, Texas, and public notice of the public hearing on the proposed
annual budget, stating the date, time, and place and subject matter of the public hearing,
was given as required by the laws of the State of Texas and Town Charter; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has studied the budget and listened to the
comments received at the public hearing and has determined that the budget attached
hereto is in the best interest of the Town of Trophy Club.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
APPROVING THE BUDGET
The Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget All Funds Summary, attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein, is approved and adopted for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026, and there is hereby
appropriated from the funds indicated and for such purposes, respectively, such sums of
money for such departments, projects, operations, activities, purchases, accounts, and
other expenditures as proposed in the attached budget.
SECTION 2.
PROVIDING EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES
Pursuant to state law, no expenditure of the funds of the Town shall hereafter be
made except in compliance with the budget and applicable state law; provided, however,
that in case of grave public necessity emergency expenditures to meet unusual and
unforeseen conditions,which could not by reasonable, diligent thought and attention have
been included in the original budget, may from time to time be authorized by the Town
Council as amendments to the original budget. Pursuant to Town Charter, the Council
may make emergency appropriations to address a public emergency affecting life, health,
property, or the public peace.
SECTION 3.
PROPERTY TAXES RAISED
The following statements are true and correct:
This budget will raise more revenue from property
taxes than last year's budget by an amount of $562,699,
which is a 5.26 percent increase from last year's
budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new
property added to the tax roll this year is $50,404.
The municipal property tax rate for the preceding fiscal year was $0.415469 per $100.
The municipal property tax rates that have been adopted or calculated for the current
fiscal year for which this budget is adopted, are as follows:
(A) the property tax rate is $0.412864 per $100;
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(B) the No-New Revenue tax rate is $0.393354 per $100;
(C) the Voter-Approval tax rate, adjusted for sales tax, is $0.412864 per $100;
(D) the De Minimis Rate tax rate is $0.420707 per $100 taxable property value
after exemptions;
(E) the debt rate is $0.103100 per $100 taxable property value; and
(F) the total amount of municipal debt obligations secured by property taxes is
$3,083,782.
SECTION 4.
BUDGET FILED
The Town Council shall cause to be filed a true and correct copy of the approved
budget, along with this Ordinance, with the Town Secretary and in the office of the County
Clerk of Denton County, and Tarrant County, Texas. Additionally, a copy of the budget
shall be posted on the Town's internet website.
SECTION 5.
CONFLICT
Any and all ordinances, resolutions, rules, or regulations in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed and rescinded to the extent of the conflict herewith.
SECTION 6.
SEVERABILITY
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this
Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 7.
SAVINGS
All rights and remedies of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, are expressly saved
as to any and all provisions of any other ordinance affecting budget requirements, which
have secured at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 8.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its date of passage in accordance
with law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, by a vote of le ayes, 525 nays, and 0 abstentions at a regular meeting
of the Town Council held this 8th day of September, 2025.
Aye Nay Abstention
Jeannette Tiffany, Mayor ✓
Rhylan Rowe, Mayor Pro Tem, Place 4
Stacey Bauer, Councilmember, Place 1
Jeff Beach, Councilmember, Place 2
Dennis Sheridan, Councilmember, Place 3
Garry Ash, Councilmember, Place 5 ✓
Steve Flynn, Councilmember, Place 6 ✓
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