Mike Emmons
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 1:53
- Avg per meeting
- 0:38
- Segments
- 57
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Top issues during term (20)
City Annexation and Growth
Annexation increases the city's ad valorem tax base over time while committing municipal services per the service agreement.
Infrastructure Expansion
Totaling millions in contracts for engineering, construction, and pavement preservation.
E-bike Trail Usage
Will influence future capital improvement projects and infrastructure spending.
Pension Fund Disbursements
Involves monthly pension disbursements exceeding $403,000 and routine administrative expenditures.
The Link Subdivision Final Plat
The contract is not to exceed $580,358.29.
Sammons Community Center Bond
The bond would involve public funding for facility improvements.
Neighborhood District Presentations
The plan includes specific capital improvement projects that will require future funding allocations.
FY2027 Strategic Priorities
This will determine the city's spending priorities and potentially the tax burden on residents for the next fiscal year.
Proposed Municipal Budget and Added Debt
Impacts the city's overall debt obligations and future fiscal planning.
Sammons Community Center Bond
Authorizes a $15,000,000 general obligation bond proposition for voter consideration on November 3, 2026.
Drone as First Responder Program
High call volumes and fire incidents can strain resources and potentially increase operational costs.
Bias-Based Policing Report Review
Annual Reports from City Boards and Commissions
None directly, but informs future budget and resource allocation for code enforcement.
Police Promotional Process
The outcome could affect the staffing and salary structure of the Fire & Rescue Department.
Governance Policies Amendment
Aims to improve efficiency, potentially leading to cost savings.
Real Property Acquisitions
The city will receive $1,635,000 from the sale, minus agreed closing costs, which will be transferred to Reinvestment Zone No. 1.
Property Code Violations
Abatement costs funded through General Funds may be assessed as a lien upon the properties if owners fail to comply.
Lowes Drive Rezoning Request
Potential increase in local property and sales tax generation through commercial development.
Attorney Fee Reimbursement Policy
Potential financial impact on the pension fund regarding legal fee distributions and recoveries.
Animal Services Oversight
Involves utilization of a $5 million facility expansion budget and ongoing operational funding.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Emmons personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed 5-02026-09-03
I move that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.75, which includes a rate of $0.3492 for interest & sinking and a rate of $0.4008 for maintenance…
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Setting the Tax Rate (Item 4)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0208-R FY-26-46-PLT: Consider adopting a resolution approving the Final Plat of Wilma's Way Phase 2, with a developer-requested exception to the Unified Development Code Section 8.2.7(F)(1) – On-Site Sewage Facilities, for a 3.943 +/- acre, 4-lot, 2-block residential subdivision part of the Nan
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0038-O FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-22-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing a rezoning request from Agricultural (AG) to Planned Development Single-Family Dwelling 3 (PD SF-3) on 19.85 +/- acres out of the Mary Cherry Survey, Abstract No. 175, City of Temple, Bell County, Te
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0040-O FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-32-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing a rezoning request from Agricultural (AG) to Planned Development Single-Family Dwelling 3 (PD SF-3) with an approved development/site plan on +/- 96.6 acres, City of Temple, Bell County, Texas, addre
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0045-O FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-10-AMND: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing amendments to Ordinance No. 2010-4413, City of Temple Unified Development Code (UDC) as follows
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Approve Consider adopting a resolution approving the Consent Agenda items and the appropriate resolutions and ordinances for each of the following:
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-38-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2022-0049-O to revise the approved Planned Development (PD-SF-2, PD-MF-2…
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0043-O FIRST READING - PUBLIC HEARING - FY-26-35-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance approving an amendment to Ordinance No. 2022-0044-O authorizing a rezoning request PD-MF-3 and PD-GR on 153.72 +/- acres located in the City of Temple, Bell County, Texas, approximately 3,500 feet south of the i
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0208-R FY-26-46-PLT: Consider adopting a resolution approving the Final Plat of Wilma's Way Phase 2, with a developer-requested exception to the Unified Development Code Section 8.2.7(F)(1) – On-Site Sewage Facilities, for a 3.943 +/- acre, 4-lot, 2-block residential subdivision part of the Nan
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0043-O FIRST READING - PUBLIC HEARING - FY-26-35-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance approving an amendment to Ordinance No. 2022-0044-O authorizing a rezoning request PD-MF-3 and PD-GR on 153.72 +/- acres located in the City of Temple, Bell County, Texas, approximately 3,500 feet south of the i
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-20
2026-0045-O FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-10-AMND: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing amendments to Ordinance No. 2010-4413, City of Temple Unified Development Code (UDC) as follows
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Approve SECOND & FINAL READING: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing an amendment and adopting the Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Financing and Project Plans…
- movedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-38-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2022-0049-O to revise the approved Planned Development (PD-SF-2, PD-MF-2…
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Approve FIRST READING – PUBLIC HEARING – FY-26-23-ZC: Consider adopting an ordinance authorizing a rezoning request from Agricultural (AG) to Planned Development Single-Family Dwel…
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-20
Approve FIRST & FINAL READING - PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and action with respect to an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of City of Temple, Texas Combination Tax and Revenue …
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-06
Approve Consider adopting a resolution approving the Consent Agenda items and the appropriate resolutions and ordinances for each of the following
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-06
Approve Consider adopting a resolution approving the Consent Agenda items and the appropriate resolutions and ordinances for each of the following
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-06
Approve Consider adopting a resolution approving the Consent Agenda items and the appropriate resolutions and ordinances for each of the following
- secondedpassed 5-02026-08-06
Approve Consider adopting a resolution approving the Consent Agenda items and the appropriate resolutions and ordinances for each of the following
Decisions during term (327)
Recorded while Emmons was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda
Ordinance No. 2026-0058-O (FY-26-1-AMND)
Ordinance No. 2026-0059-O (FY-26-8-AMND)
Ordinance No. 2026-0060-O (FY-26-9-AMND)
Ordinance No. 2026-0061-O (FY-26-5-ANX)
Ordinance No. 2026-0062-O (FY-24-6-ANX) Postponement
Ordinance No. 2026-0063-O (FY-25-5-ZC) Postponement
Consent Agenda (Minutes, Dashboards, and Financial Statements)
Resolutions 1312 through 1319 (Budgets, Write-Offs, and Policies)
Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Central Texas Housing Consortium Held on August 26, 2026
Consider approval of the July 21, 2026, meeting minutes – Chair Arwood
Review and consider approval of the Emergency Services Advisory Board’s 2025-2026 Annual Report
Adjourn
Approval of May 26, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
Approval of 2027 Work Plan and New Goals
Consider Approval of Minutes: May 26, 2026, Regular Meeting.
Consent Agenda Approval
Voluntary Annexation for Project Lasso (316.13 Acres)
Rezoning for Project Lasso (AG to PD-LI)
Redesignation of Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 47
Voting record (425)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.