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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF SPRING VALLEY VILLAGE, TEXAS
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025 AT 5:00 PM
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL
1025 CAMPBELL ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS
1. CALL THE ROLL AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT
With a quorum of the Council Members present, the Special Called Meeting of the Spring Valley
Village City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem Carpenter at 5:03 p.m.
Members Present:
Mayor Marcus Vajdos
Mayor Pro-Tem Allen Carpenter
Council Member Steve Bass
Council Member David Dominy
Council Member John Lisenby
Members Absent:
Council Member Joy McCormack
2. NEW BUSINESS
2.1 DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION CONCERNING: Budget Policy Assumptions to
Use in the Development of Fiscal Year 2025-2026
City Administrator John McDonald opened the discussion regarding the development of the
upcoming Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget. The focus of this meeting is to focus on the funds that
cover the day-to-day operations, such as the City's General Fund, Capital Improvement Fund,
and the Utility Fund, while keeping in mind that the ultimate goal is to the commitment to high-
quality services in public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and responsible financial
management. The Budget Police Assumptions are:
Budget Policy Assumptions
Projecting Revenues
•Use a conservative approach to forecast revenues to include trend analysis and consider
factors that may not be reflected in data yet due to what is happening in the current
economy.
•Property Tax: 2025 projected property values show an estimated overall increase of
5.79%.
oThis number will decrease as property tax challenges continue to be heard.
oThe projected value increase of residential property is currently 6.43% and
Commercial at 1.40%
•Maintain and budget the existing property tax rate of $0.39500.
oUse a 99% collection rate to estimate property tax revenues.
General Fund Overview
The proposed General Fund budget for FY 2025–2026 totals $10,675,550, a 1% increase
over the FY 2024–2025 adopted budget of $10,580,389.

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Revenues
Total General Fund revenues are projected to support proposed expenditures, which
include:
Property Taxes
Franchise Fees and Permits
Intergovernmental Revenue
Interest Income and Misc Revenue
Municipal Court Revenues
Expenditures
The General Fund allocates resources to maintain essential services:
Personnel
•Implementation of Comp and Class Study - which is a 7% overall cost
o3% COLA for staff correctly placed at market
•Group Health Insurance
oThe current projected increase based on the higher claims rate this past year
will necessitate going back out on the market.
•TMRS
oContinued 2:1 match at 7%, with the previously discussed move to a 20-year
plan.
Resources for Departments
•Mayor and Council
•Administration
•Municipal Court
•Police
•Streets
Fire Department Contribution
•This year’s contribution is $1,720,518, a 5.08% increase over last year.
Contracted Services
•Solid waste
•Permit review and inspections
•Computer Services (Software, Maintenance)
•Insurance (Liability, Property, Surety Bonds, Vehicle)
•Legal Notices
•Professional Services (Audit, Legal, Tax Assessor, Harris County Appraisal
District)
Parks and Community Events
•Continue with the Music in the Park and Movies in the Park programs, including a
new tree-lighting event.
Capital Replacement Fund
The Capital Expenditures are supported by departmental transfers totaling $394,200 and the
existing fund balance to aid in the purchase of IT equipment or large purchases for a
department.
Planned Capital Investments
Fleet/Police
•2 Administration Vehicles ($131,050)