San Marcos Budget, Tax-Rate Dates Set for Aug. 19

San Marcos’ detailed FY 2026-27 budget calendar schedules delivery of the proposed city budget and setting of the maximum tax rate for Aug. 19, 2026. The date begins the next public phase of the city’s annual budget and property-tax process, but it does not represent a completed vote or a final tax decision.

The calendar schedules Neighborhood Commission presentations for Aug. 20. It also lists public hearings on the budget, tax rate and fee changes for Sept. 2 and Sept. 16.

Amounts and final rate are not yet available

The cited city materials do not provide the proposed budget total, department allocations or proposed maximum tax rate. They also do not establish the eventual tax rate, fees or capital-improvement plan. As a result, the calendar alone does not show whether city taxes will rise or fall.

The same detailed calendar schedules San Marcos City Council to adopt the budget, tax rate and capital-improvement plan on Sept. 16. Those are planned future actions, not final decisions.

There is a date discrepancy in the city’s materials: a budget news-calendar listing identifies Aug. 18 as the proposed-budget delivery date, while the detailed budget calendar lists Aug. 19 for delivery and maximum-tax-rate setting. The final council agenda should resolve that discrepancy before the scheduled action.