Roland Goveas
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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)
Cancellation of four regular Council meetings
Training Option 2 was estimated at $9,214.72 for FY27; holiday staffing costs were flagged for review.
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.
Fiscal Year 2027 CCPD Budget
Estimated revenues of $905,000 and expenditures of $1,158,572, utilizing $253,572 from the fund balance.
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.
Write-off of uncollectible utility and fire department accounts
No hit to the bottom line — an accounting reclassification of about $942,655.
FY 2027 Development Corporation Budget
Draws down $567,678 of fund balance, largely for Rosebud Park improvements.
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.
One-time employee salary supplement
About $114,057 from the Strategic Initiatives Fund, paid out by the end of October.
Employee vacation buyback policy
Funded through the strategic initiatives fund; total cost not stated.
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.
FlashVote Citizen Survey Tool
Costs $7,900 a year plus $3,000 to implement, funded from existing budget sources like consulting fee savings.
$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.
Falling Taxable Values and TAD Appraisal Concerns
Could freeze roughly half the city's revenue growth; unquantified but described as significant.
Texas Municipal League Region 8 Director Vote
Utility and Court Fine Collections
Written-off accounts reduce city revenue; better collection could recover funds.
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.
Proposition A — Sales Tax Reauthorization for Street Maintenance
About $1.5 million a year dedicated to street and sidewalk repairs is at stake.
Sales tax revenue decline
Sales tax tracking roughly 25–27% below budget year-to-date, putting pressure on every service and project.
General Municipal Election Canvass — Council Places 3 and 5
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.