Council Member Place 7· November 2023 to November 2026
Jack Smith
Copperas Cove
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 19:00
- Avg per meeting
- 1:07
- Segments
- 369
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Top issues during term (3)(Budget)
Budget and Tax Transparency
Impacts property tax bills across the city and determines funding levels for municipal operations and public safety.
Municipal Impact Fees
Impact fees help fund necessary road improvements and traffic mitigation projects across the city.
New City Logo Adoption
Estimated total replacement cost is roughly $95,000 if done all at once, but costs will be phased in through existing departmental budgets and future budget cycles.
Moved or seconded (12)
Motions Smith personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 5-22026-06-16
Appointment of Anca Neagu to Animal Care Advisory Committee
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-16
appoint Erica Abcunas as the citizen representative to the Animal Care Advisory Committee
- movedpassed2026-04-21
Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Appointments
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-04-21
Council Member Smith made a motion to approve Agenda Item K-2.
- secondedpassed2026-04-21
Council Member Treadway made a motion to approve Agenda Items F-1 through F-4.
- movedpassed2026-04-21
Council Member Smith made a motion to approve Agenda Item G-2.
- movedpassed2026-04-21
Council Member Smith made a motion to approve Agenda Item G-1.
- secondedpassed2026-04-07
Council Member Treadway made a motion to approve Agenda Item G-1.
- movedpassed2026-02-17
Council Member Smith made a motion to approve Agenda Item G-1.
- movedwithdrawn2026-01-20
Council Member Smith then made a motion to approve Agenda Item G-1, striking Section 3-43.1(a), microchipping.
- moved2026-01-20
Withdraw motion
- movedpassed2026-01-06
to approve Agenda Item H-2
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Smith was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adoption of Municipal Budget (Ordinance No. 2026-28)
Ratification of Budget and Tax Rate Votes (Resolution No. 2026-25)
Consideration and action on setting a Public Hearing date on the proposed tax increase for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Ariana Beckman, Director of Budget
Discussion and direction on City Council's proposed changes to the FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget and Plan of Municipal Services. Ryan Haverlah, City Manage r
Consideration and action on approval of Ordinance No. 2026-15, amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget for the City of Copperas Cove. Ariana Beckman, Director of Budget
Consensus Direction on FY 2026-2027 Budget Preparation
Consideration and action on Ordinance No. 2026-5, amending the Personnel Improvement Plan for FY 2026-2030 and the Position Listing for FY 2025-26. Ariana Beckman, Director of Budget
Consideration and action on approval of Ordinance No. 2026-6, amending the Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2026-2030 and amending the official Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2026. Ariana Beckman, Director of Budget
Approval of Ordinance No. 2026-3 (Budget Amendment)
Voting record (1)(Budget)
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