# City of Sweetwater Special Commission Meeting September 28th, 2026


**Body:** City Of Sweetwater
**Date:** September 29, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Public Safety, Information Technology, Contracting Vehicles, Grants & Funding


The City of Sweetwater Special Commission Meeting, held September 28, 2026 (metadata timestamp: September 29 UTC), considered and unanimously approved the final millage rate and the FY 2026–27 operating budget. The balanced operating budget totals $36.094 million, with a final millage rate of 3.5634 mills, unchanged from the current year; officials described this as the city’s tenth consecutive year without a tax increase. Commissioners discussed approximately $3.12 million in prior-year funds carried over for unfinished projects. A proposed increase in the city attorney’s salary from $150,000 to $170,000 was discussed but not adopted, and officials said budget revisions could be considered later.

Procurement and spending discussions included a police vehicle purchase—described as 10 proposed cars and later as 13 vehicles totaling about $750,000—with nine older vehicles expected to be retired. Police officials cited cooperative purchasing and warranty coverage as considerations; the department also discussed using roughly $900,000 in forfeiture funds for major purchases and subscription costs, including CAD/RMS and Axon services. The IT budget increase for email and web hosting, from $53,524 to $90,680, was attributed to Microsoft licenses, website hosting, and ADA-compliance services. Strategic Development cited grant-writing services and grant-seeking work, while maintenance discussed about $180,000 for work trucks, with quotes being sought. Capital improvements, including street and flooding work and possible future city hall and police facilities, were discussed, but no specific capital award was approved at this meeting.

**Source:** City Of Sweetwater