Texas Record
Richland Hills
RG

Roland Goveas

Councilmember Place 62025-05-27 – 2028-05-01 (oath of office May 27, 2025 per May 27, 2025 City Council minutes; month-level end: May 2028 per three-year terms, re-elected May 3, 2025 per Resolution No. 614-25 canvass; current-term start, earlier service not sourced here)

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending May 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
4
Total speaking time
0:55
Avg per meeting
0:14
Segments
21

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Top issues during term (20)(Taxes Budget)

low↑Oct 2026[20]

Cancellation of four regular Council meetings

Training Option 2 was estimated at $9,214.72 for FY27; holiday staffing costs were flagged for review.

critical↓May 2026[19]

FY 2027 tax rate options

Median home's city property tax would rise from about $1,217 to roughly $1,314 under the proposed budget, or as much as ~$1,447 at the full de minimis rate.

high↓Jun 2026[17]

Fiscal Year 2027 CCPD Budget

Estimated revenues of $905,000 and expenditures of $1,158,572, utilizing $253,572 from the fund balance.

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Draft Fee Schedule Amendments

Existing residents and businesses are largely unaffected; new development pays updated impact fees, and the city stops subsidizing a $2,900-per-meter Fort Worth charge.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Write-off of uncollectible utility and fire department accounts

No hit to the bottom line — an accounting reclassification of about $942,655.

high↓Aug 2026[10]

FY 2027 Development Corporation Budget

Draws down $567,678 of fund balance, largely for Rosebud Park improvements.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

FY27 Calendar, Holidays, and Council Training

Training option 2 costs about $9,215; option 3 would cost about $31,060, which the city cannot fund.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

One-time employee salary supplement

About $114,057 from the Strategic Initiatives Fund, paid out by the end of October.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Employee vacation buyback policy

Funded through the strategic initiatives fund; total cost not stated.

high↓May 2026[9]

TIRZ Number One termination

~$1 million one-time plus $350,000/year redirected to the general fund; ~$80,000/year of county share given up.

medium↓May 2026[7]

FlashVote Citizen Survey Tool

Costs $7,900 a year plus $3,000 to implement, funded from existing budget sources like consulting fee savings.

medium↓Apr 2026[6]

$5.5 million in aged receivables and write-off policy

Writing off the backlog would shrink reported receivables to reflect reality; collected amounts still return to city funds.

high↓Feb 2026[6]

Falling Taxable Values and TAD Appraisal Concerns

Could freeze roughly half the city's revenue growth; unquantified but described as significant.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Texas Municipal League Region 8 Director Vote

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Utility and Court Fine Collections

Written-off accounts reduce city revenue; better collection could recover funds.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

City Strategic Plan and Budget Direction

Sales tax running roughly $1.5 million under budget this year, with about $3 million in general fund balance remaining above the required 90-day reserve.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Proposition A — Sales Tax Reauthorization for Street Maintenance

About $1.5 million a year dedicated to street and sidewalk repairs is at stake.

critical↓Feb 2026[3]

Sales tax revenue decline

Sales tax tracking roughly 25–27% below budget year-to-date, putting pressure on every service and project.

high↓May 2026[2]

General Municipal Election Canvass — Council Places 3 and 5

low↓May 2026[2]

Recognition of Outgoing Council Members

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Goveas was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.

Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)

No votes found matching Taxes Budget.