Northeast Hays County Emergency Services District 8

The board meeting agenda includes discussion of the Treasurer's Report, monthly bills, and the Quarterly Investment Report. Staff reports will be provided by the Division Chief and Fire Chief. New business items consist of the Election of Officers and a construction update regarding Station #1.

The agenda for this meeting included several action items requiring deliberation and possible action. These items concerned the approval of minutes from the previous regular meeting held on November 19, 2025, the review of the presented Treasurer's Report, and the deliberation and possible action on monthly bills submitted for payment. Additionally, the meeting included staff reports from the Division Chiefs and the Fire Chief, and a construction update regarding Station #1.

The agenda for the meeting included several action items. These items covered the deliberation and potential approval of the minutes from the March 17, 2021, regular meeting, the presented Treasurer's Report, correspondence, and monthly bills submitted for payment, and the Quarterly Investment Report. A significant action item involved deliberation and possible action to adopt a construction budget for the new Buda Fire Department Main Station, administrative offices, training, and maintenance facility, including approving financing requests for qualifications (RFQs). Staff reports were scheduled from the Fire Marshal, Fire Division Chief, and Fire Chief, along with an update on the Buda Fire Department Central Station Construction.

The governing body of Northeast Hays County ESD #2 proposed a tax rate of $0.0674 per $100 valuation. A public hearing was scheduled to discuss the proposed tax rate, which is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate, indicating a proposed increase in property taxes for the 2022 tax year. The notice compares the proposed tax rate to the no-new-revenue tax rate, the voter-approval tax rate, and the de minimis rate, detailing how each rate affects property taxes. It also includes a comparison of taxes imposed on the average residence homestead in 2021 versus the proposed taxes for 2022.

The agenda for the Special Meeting includes a Call to Order, Roll Call, and a Public Comments segment for non-agenda related topics. The New Business section is scheduled to cover discussion and action on personnel matters and authorizing appropriate District officers and officials to take necessary actions related to those matters, followed by Adjournment. The notice also specifies the District's right to enter into Executive Session as legally permissible.