City Council B Session, February 18, 2026
Votes on Taxpayer Impact Statement Ordinance (Councilman White CCR)
What happened
This was a City of San Antonio B session work session on the FY2026 first-quarter (three-plus-nine) budget report, the recommended FY2027 budget calendar, a proposed taxpayer impact statement ordinance, and a federal grants tabletop exercise; no land-use votes were taken.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
FY2026 Three-Plus-Nine Quarterly Budget Report
Freddy Martinez, interim budget director, presented the FY2026 first-quarter unaudited financial report on a ~$4.06 billion adopted budget. General fund projected ~1.1% ($6.7M) ahead of budget, driven by CPS revenue; sales tax below plan; hotel occupancy tax projected ~$3M under; employee benefits fund projected ~$4.5M over due to higher claims. No vote taken (work session).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a City of San Antonio B session work session on the FY2026 first-quarter (three-plus-nine) budget report, the recommended FY2027 budget calendar, a proposed taxpayer impact statement ordinance, and a federal grants tabletop exercise; no land-use votes were taken.
Key Decisions (4)
FY2026 Three-Plus-Nine Quarterly Budget Report
Recommended FY2027 Budget Calendar
Taxpayer Impact Statement Ordinance (Councilman White CCR)
Federal Grants Tabletop Exercise Report
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Hotel occupancy tax is underperforming (~$3M projected shortfall) with occupancy…
Infrastructure
San Antonio spends ~$120M/year on street maintenance with 22% of…
Sentiment
City faces a ~$142M budget gap (plus a separate ~$8M…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, and 7 staff members.
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