The Levelland city council met on Monday to receive reports and act on resolutions and ordinances.
City director of finance Cynthia Sanchez presented the Quarter Report of Q2 of 2026 covering April 1 to June 30. She said revenues are above projections in the general fund, cemetery fund and enterprise fund, and with one quarter left for the fiscal year, the city should reach projected revenue for each of the funds.
Sanchez said, thus far, the city has expended 79.94% of projected expenditure and barring unforeseen expenditures, the city should be slightly over budget.
Sanchez reported that sale tax revenues were down as compared to the same 2025 quarter, largely due to the National Little Dribblers Tournament held last year which brought in increased revenue. Year-to-date sales tax collections for the same quarter compared to 2025 showed a 3.98% decrease.
The cash/bank account total investment earned is $7,183 interest, with MH Civil payments totaling $4,895,635, property tax payments received, $185,531, and investment withdrawal to cash totaling $5,690,000.
Investment interest totaled $362,279 and withdrawals, $5,690,00 from Wastewater Treatment Plant bond account.
Revenues included general fund YTD revenue was $8,708,338 (78% of projected amount); cemetery fund YTD revenue, $360,838 (95.92% of projected budget amount); and Enterprise Fund YTD, $5,849,252 (80.72% of project amount).
The council approved a payment request from MH Civil Constructors, Inc. for $1,794, 659 for the new 1.8 MGD Wastewater Treatment Plant as per contract.
Concerning Resolution 2026-10, the board approved the city of Levelland requesting financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for a new 1.0-million-gallon elevated storage tank. The council on Feb. 16 previously approved Freese and Nichols to prepare an application for the storage tank. According to City Manager James Fisher, HB 500 passed in the 89th Legislature appropriated $1.038 billion in funds for water supply and infrastructure projects in the state and offers an opportunity for a limited number of commu- receive grant funding through Aug. 31, 2027.
In other business, the board approved Ordinance No. 1117 to amend and revise the permitting requirements for mobile food service vendors on a second reading. HB 2844 took effect on July 1 to address inconsistent permitting requirements across Texas jurisdictions and require mobile food vendors to comply with all state and local laws in the jurisdiction, including fire codes, location restrictions and zoning.
Fisher gave an update on the micro surfacing project which began July 17 to scrub seal selected streets. The program is funded through the city’s street maintenance sales tax and the city budgeted approximately $350,00, with an estimated project cost of $365,000.
The council held a discussion concerning Article 3,700 Housing Standards and the city code of ordinances following a report from Eli Colunga from city code enforcement. The purpose of Article 3,700 is to follow the minimum standards for the continued use and occupancy of buildings regardless of the date of construction as established by the International Property Maintenance Code and International Building Code as previously adopted. The codes and ordinances address public nuisances and safety, public health, structures that may fall down, abandoned well, shafts, basements, excavations and unsafe fences and structures, as well as failed and/or removed plumbing and heating and other dangers.
Colunga, who presented photos of some properties, said violations that have been determined or reported are subject to an inspection and a public hearing may follow regarding the housing standards commission to determine if a building or structure complies appropriate standards.
Occupants or owners are served notices and given time to comply prior to public hearings and recommendations.
Once a nuisance is declared an immediate threat to health and safety by enforcement personnel, the costs of such emergency repair, vacation, demolition or other compliance shall be collected in the same manner as provided in all other cases.
If the property owners or tenants fail to abate the nuisance within the time allowed, the housing standards inspector may contract to perform such work as required.
Levelland Police Chief Erica O’Bryon presented information on a grant application on upgrading RMS/ CAD System and Mitigation for the Levelland Public Safety Services. A Computer- Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management System (RMS) form the software backbone for public safety agencies.
CAD handles real- time emergency call tracking and unit dispatching, manages live 911 calls, prioritizes incidents, and tracks field responder locations., while RMS archives historical case files, arrests, and compliance data after an event occurs and stores long-term incident reports, evidence, and case data.
The available grant funding would provide an upgrade to Mark 43, a cloud-based platform. The available grant funding would cover the initial software mitigation and implementation costs which are estimated at $150,000-$200,000.
Following the threeyear-grant funded period, the anticipated annual cost of the platform would be comparable to the $65,000 to $70,000 the city currently pays but would offer a significant upgrade and implementation.