Schertz Says Website Omission Caused Council Cancellation

An on-record city response identifies the posting failure and says the fiscal 2027 budget, property-tax rate and other displaced items were intended to return Sept. 15 unchanged.

By Comal.News Government Desk · Source-linked local reporting

Published September 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM CDT2 min read

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According to an on-the-record response from City of Schertz, The specific posting failure was omission of the Sept. 1 agenda from the city website even though it was placed on the public bulletin board.

Schertz residents tracking the fiscal 2027 budget and property-tax rate should watch Sept. 15, when the city says the displaced items are expected to return. That adds a specific explanation to Comal.News’ earlier report about the cancellation.

Schertz canceled the Sept. 1 City Council meeting before the planned budget and tax-rate adoption votes. The city’s public schedule had identified that meeting as the adoption date before marking it canceled.

What the response adds

According to an on-the-record response from City of Schertz, The city’s verified communications manager stated that the budget, property-tax rate and all other canceled items were intended to return Sept. 15 without changes.

The City of Schertz news page separately says the Sept. 1 items are anticipated to be discussed at the regularly scheduled Sept. 15 meeting. Together, the public notice and authorized city response establish the intended next step; neither turns that intention into a completed vote.

Before the cancellation, the city’s budget schedule directed residents to its Aug. 18 meeting and Aug. 25 budget workshop, then listed Sept. 1 for adoption of the fiscal 2027 budget and property-tax rate. The cancellation shifted that decision point by two weeks under the city’s current timetable.

What residents can verify next

The city’s news page directs readers to the Schertz agenda center and the full proposed budget. Those records let residents compare the eventual Sept. 15 agenda with the city’s stated plan and inspect the spending proposal before council action.

The remaining verification point is whether the posted Sept. 15 agenda and packet match that plan. Comal.News will compare the official agenda, attachments and any revisions with the displaced items once the complete package is available.

From the source record

City budget scheduleProposed FY 2026-27 Budget Key Dates & Notices

The agenda items that were scheduled for September 1 are anticipated to be discussed at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 15.

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The city’s budget schedule identifies Sept. 15 as the anticipated return date for the canceled items.

Schertz Says Website Omission Caused Council Cancellation

What the response adds

What residents can verify next

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