William Benton
About
William Benton's platform emphasizes local public safety and community protection, as demonstrated by his policy proposals targeting door-to-door solicitors to prevent theft and protect homeowners.
Campaign promises (1)
- public-safetyPropose a ban on door-to-door sales following reports of solicitors stealing from homeowners.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 34
- Total speaking time
- 13:37:03
- Avg per meeting
- 24:02
- Segments
- 16624
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Top issues during term (20)
Animal Control and Shelter Monthly Report
Residents are paying out of pocket for spay/neuter and food; enforcement costs unknown.
Union Pacific Mainline Texas Industrial Park development agreement
Terms of the development agreement are not yet negotiated, so the fiscal impact is unknown.
Rose Creek Subdivision Development Agreement
Brings new infrastructure and utility customers to the city.
RDC Budget and Economic Development Grants
Consultant contract costs and future sales tax revenue generation.
Mobile Food Vendor Regulations and Permitting
Permit fees and compliance costs for food truck operators; no direct cost to the city stated.
Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2 Aeration Basin Rehabilitation
Paid from the water/wastewater fund — the same fund your water bill feeds — with no general tax hit.
Dry Creek Flood and Drainage Mitigation Projects
The grant covered $47.5 million; finishing the cut work would take roughly $10 million more, hopefully from a new grant with about a 10% local match.
Parks and Recreation Board Ordinance Amendments
None anticipated.
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget Review
Excludes a $235,500 maintenance expense from the RDC budget, leaving it as a consideration for the city's general fund.
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Deficit and Tax Rate Strategy
Affects the entire general fund budget of approximately $43.7 million.
VA Clinic Rosenberg Final Plat
Unknown
Commercial Sign Height and Setback Variance at 28015 Southwest Freeway
Unknown
City of Rosenberg Comprehensive Plan Recommendation
Funded through the municipal planning budget.
Departmental Operations and Recreation Updates
Image Committee Meeting Cancellation
Residential Lot Width and Setback Variance at 2526 Avenue G
Unknown
Aminabad Colony Residential Development Proposal
Homes targeted near $500,000 could add significant property value and future tax base if annexed; residents would pay fire service fees through MUD 218.
Property Tax Abatement Guidelines Reauthorization
Abatements reduce property tax revenue from qualifying projects but can attract investment that broadens the tax base.
False alarm fee enforcement
Small dollars — about $10,000 written off this year — but repeated staff and police time wasted on uncollectible invoices.
Minimum lot size and ETJ growth pressure
Smaller lots near the city limit mean homes that use city roads and services but pay property taxes to the county instead of Rosenberg.
Decisions during term (386)
Recorded while Benton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent agenda (items 1A-1G) including minutes correction
Ordinance No. 2026-60 — annexation of nine tracts
Resolution No. R-4125 — Union Pacific Mainline Texas Industrial Park development agreement
Resolution No. R-4126 — Epicenter law enforcement equipment agreement
Variance — Tetra Land Services, 2526 Avenue G
Variance — Speedy Stop pole sign, 28015 Southwest Freeway
Resolution No. R-4114 — Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1A Clarifier 1 rehabilitation bid
Resolution No. R-4121 — Koeblen Road Segment 2 bid award
Settlement agreement and agreed judgment, Cause No. 25-CCV-076189
Review of Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda Approval
Change Order No. 3 for Graver Road Storm Sewer Improvements
Change Order No. 7 for Rabbs Bayou Improvements
Reconsideration and Approval of KB Home Development Agreement
Approval of KB Home Water and Wastewater Services Agreement
Consideration of and action on minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting on September 15, 2026, and the City Council Special and Workshop Meetings on September 22, 2026. (Danyel Swint, City Secretary)
Consideration of and action on a Final Plat of Lamar Consolidated ISD Spur Ten Campus, a subdivision 199.194 acres of land being a portion of an overall 235.076 acre tract (Fort Bend County Clerk's File No. 2023089093) out of an original…
Consideration of and action on a Final Plat of Prosper Howdy, a subdivision of 1.4991 acres of land situated in the R.H. Earnest Survey, Abstract No. 388, City of Rosenberg ETJ, Fort Bend County, Texas; 1 Reserve, 0 Lots, and 1 Block.…
Consideration of and action on a Final Plat of Redeemed Bamore Development, a subdivision of 5.0001 acres (217,801 sq. ft.), situated in the Henry Scott Survey, A-83, City of Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, being a portion of a called…
Consideration of and action on Ordinance No. 2026-55, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosenberg, Texas, granting consent to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 147 (The Preserve at Rosenberg) for the sale…
Voting record (28)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Reconsideration and Approval of KB Home Development Agreement
Noted the lack of direct city control in the ETJ and the value of securing developer concessions.