City Mission & Priorities

Vision

To offer the ideal place to call home in the Texas Hill Country, guided by strong community values and responsible growth, that provides residents of all ages a place to relax and reconnect.

Mission
To deliver exceptional public services, preserve the natural beauty of our city, protect and promote quality of life, and foster community engagement.

Priorities
  • Take no action that would materially affect the quality of life in any fashion detrimental to the continuance and enhancement of conditions existing at the time the City was incorporated.
  • Pursue a long-range plan that will protect the autonomy of the City, provide for inclusion of unincorporated areas in the City, and promote the City's authority to determine its own future.
  • Maintain a law enforcement agency at a reasonable cost for the security of the citizens and the protection of personal and real property within the City limits.
  • Provide for reliable emergency services through arrangements with existing Emergency Medical Services agencies.
  • Provide for reliable fire protection services through arrangements with existing fire protection agencies.
  • Build appropriate reserve funds necessary to meet large expenditure requirements, such as road repair, with regular deposits so as to have as little effect on tax rates and the least reliance on debt creation as possible.
  • Conduct services consistent with the above-listed priorities in the most cost-effective manner possible, to include extensive use of volunteers, so as to keep the tax rate as low as possible.