City ratifies property tax increase, approves budget

WHERE IT COMES FROM--This chart, supplied to city commissioners for a Special Meeting August 27, shows where revenue sources for the General Fund originate.
WHERE IT COMES FROM--This chart, supplied to city commissioners for a Special Meeting August 27, shows where revenue sources for the General Fund originate.

Short one member in the absence of Place Five representative James Stow, Hereford city commissioners ratified a property tax rate increase, approved a $26-plus million budget for the new Fiscal Year beginning October 1 with one vote in opposition, gave the nod to the budget for the Hereford Economic Development Corporation and the 2026 Atmos Energy 2026 Rate Review Mechanism, authorized the issuan…