300 West Walker  
City of League City, TX  
League City TX 77573  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, July 22, 2025  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers  
200 West Walker Street  
The City Council of the City of League City, Texas, met in a budget workshop in Council  
Chambers at 200 West Walker Street on the above date at 5:30 p.m.  
Mayor:  
Nick Long  
City Council Members:  
Andy Mann  
Tommy Cones  
Tom Crews  
Courtney Chadwell  
Scott Higginbotham  
Chad Tressler  
Sean Saunders  
City Manager:  
John Baumgartner  
Rick Davis  
Assistant City Manager:  
Assistant City Manger-CFO:  
Interim City Attorney:  
Angie Steelman  
Michelle Villarreal  
Diana M. Stapp  
Cliff Woitena  
Ron Bavarian  
Christopher Sims  
Kimberly Corell  
James Brumm  
Chien Wei  
City Secretary:  
Chief of Police:  
Executive Director of Capital Projects  
Executive Director of Development Services:  
Director of Finance:  
Director of Human Resources/Civil Service:  
Director of Parks & Cultural Services:  
Director of Public Works:  
Jody Hooks  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS  
Mayor Long called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and called the roll. All members of  
Council were present, with Chad Tressler attending remotely.  
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Mayor Nick Long, Mr. Andy Mann, Mr. Tommy Cones, Mr. Tom Crews, Mr.  
Courtney Chadwell, Mr. Scott Higginbotham, Mr. Chad Tressler and Mr. Sean  
Saunders  
Present  
2.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
3.  
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY PROPOSED FY2026  
BUDGET AND FY2026-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM  
Angie Steelman gave a presentation.  
Top Revenue Sources – Citywide  
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Property Tax  
Water & Wastewater Sales  
Sales Tax  
Charges for Services  
Franchise & Mixed Drink Taxes  
License and Permits  
Fines and Forfeits  
Other  
Estimated Tax Year 2025 Property Values - $13.59 Billion, increase of 1.4% over last  
year’s value.  
FY 2026 Estimated Property Tax Rate $.369/$100 valuation  
FY2026 Proposed Budget – Citywide Expenses $194,575M  
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Personnel Services  
Debt Service  
Services and Charges  
CIP Cash Funded Projects  
Repairs and Maintenance  
Supplies  
Capital Outlay  
Payments to TIRZs  
Special Programs and Events  
Payments to MUDs  
FY2026 Proposed New Positions (10.5) - $1,004,912  
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Information Technology  
Project Management  
Police  
Fire Marshal  
EMS  
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Communications  
HOT Fund  
Human Resources  
Planning  
Parks Recreation  
4B Operations  
Utility Billing  
FY2026 Proposed Eight (8) Reclassifications - $75.6K  
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Animal Care  
Human Resources  
Streets  
Engineering Library  
Water  
FY2026 Proposed Twelve (12) New Vehicles - $1.28M  
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Police - 8  
Fire Marshal - 1  
EMS - 1  
Utility Billing - 1  
Ballpark – 1  
FY2026 Proposed Budget – General Fund:  
Revenues  
$109,276,821  
111,867,684  
Expenditures  
Revenues Over/(Under) Expenditures  
Beginning Fund Balance  
(2,590,863)  
$34,489,855  
31,898,992  
Ending Fund Balance  
110 Days of Operating Expenditures Required by Policy $31,103,384  
Days of Operating Expenditures over 110 days – 2.8  
Expenditures – General Fund - $111,867,684  
Personnel Services - $69,559,403  
Supplies - $4,166,978  
Repairs and Maintenance - $4,625,035  
Services and Charges - $25,505,117  
Special Programs - $1,017,654  
Capital Outlay - $1,332,497  
Transfers - $8,661,000  
FY2026 Proposed Budget – Utility Fund:  
Revenues  
$54,023,755  
53,472,862  
Expenditures  
Revenues Over/(Under) Expenditures  
Beginning Fund Balance  
$550,893  
$7,848,102  
8,398,995  
Ending Fund Balance  
90 Days of Operating Expenditure by Policy $8,191,206  
Days of Operating Expenditures over 90 days – 2.3  
Expenditures – Utility Fund - $53,472,862  
Personnel Services - $8,490,758  
Supplies - $1,474,033  
Repairs and Maintenance - $3,293,130  
Services and Charges - $14,268,629  
Special Programs - $13,000  
Capital Outlay - $32,000  
Transfers - $13,648,341  
Debt Service - $12,252,971  
FY2026 Proposed Budget – The Ballpark:  
Revenues  
$5,038,014  
4,743,078  
Expenditures  
Revenues Over/(Under) Expenditures  
Beginning Fund Balance  
$294,936  
$1,177,420  
1,472,357  
Ending Fund Balance  
Expenditures – The Ball Park - $4,743,078  
Personnel Services - $1,970,209  
Supplies - $1,296,790  
Repairs and Maintenance - $160,450  
Services and Charges - $915,129  
Special Programs - $50,000  
Capital Outlay - $350,500  
4.  
ADJOURNMENT  
At 6:03 p.m. Mayor Long said, there being no further business this meeting is adjourned.  
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NICK LONG  
MAYOR  
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DIANA M. STAPP  
CITY SECRETARY  
(SEAL)  
MINUTES APPROVED: August 12, 2025