KYLE — Kyle City Council approved the fiscal year 2024-25 budget and tax rate at its Sept. 3 meeting. According to finance director Perwez Moheet, the summary of the budget was as follows: • Total budget: $365.3 million • General fund: $83.1 million • Capital Improvements Plan: $248.5 million • 5-ye...

KYLE — Kyle City Council approved the first of two readings for the $365.3 million budget, as well as a 2.87% increase in property taxes at its Aug. 20 meeting. The following is the budget summary, as amended by city council on Aug. 3: • General fund budget: $83.1 million • Capital Improvements Plan...

KYLE — Kyle City Council voted to not bring a bond for the indoor sportsplex at its Aug. 6 meeting, following a discussion on potential phasing and funding. Assistant city manager Jesse Elizondo announced at the beginning of his presentation that city staff wanted to give a more detailed and in-dept...

KYLE — Kyle City Council voted 6-0 at a special meeting on Aug. 3 to amend ordinance 1231, which discusses policies for the city credit card and reimbursement for council members. The proposed changes presented by Rosie Truelove, director of administrative services, included a General Services Admin...

KYLE — After residents turned in more than 1,000 signatures on a petition to repeal a vote that allows council members to receive health insurance at the same rate as full-time city employees, Kyle City Council voted 5-1 to remove all health insurance benefits at its Aug. 3 special meeting. This spe...

KYLE — Kyle City Council approved resolutions to purchase several downtown properties for a total sum of $4.45 million at a special meeting held on July 24. Prior to the presentation, during the citizen comment period, Kyle resident Evangelina Chapa expressed her disappointment: “I have said many ti...

On Friday, July 19, numerous Kyle residents joined Kyle City Council members Michael Tobias, right, and Miguel Zuniga for “Conversations with Council.” This town hall-style event, held at the Kyle Public Library, was an opportunity for community members to share questions, comments and suggestions f...

KYLE — At its July 2 meeting, Kyle City Council approved 4-3 to bring back an item at a future meeting that could place a non-binding proposition on the November ballot, which would allow residents to vote whether council should continue to have the same access to the city’s health insurance as a fu...

KYLE — Kyle City Council held a discussion at its July 2 meeting regarding whether city council credit cards should be eliminated. Ultimately, the cards will be continued, but staff is directed to bring back an analysis on council traveling habits for the upcoming budgeting process. Council member M...

KYLE — During the June 8 special meeting, Kyle City Council made several decisions to help bring the Kyle Sportsplex to fruition. The council directed staff to do the following in order to further the project: bring a resolution authorizing the city manager to terminate the professional services agr...