Pflugerville, TXVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Pflugerville City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

6 candidates

Updated Oct 2, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

City Council Place 2 · 1 seat

City Council Place 4 · 1 seat

City Council Place 6 · Unopposed

Places 2, 4 and 6 are on this ballot; council members are elected at-large, so every Pflugerville voter can vote for one candidate in each of the three races.

2 notes on these statements

Oscar R. Mitchell is the only candidate on the ballot for Place 6. Williamson County comprehensive sample ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Community Impact said it would run Q&As with each candidate in a contested race in the weeks leading up to the election. Community Impact · Aug 28, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Jonathan CoffmanTechnology program leader. Former chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee. Joined the council after the November 2025 election.7sourcedKimberly HolidayRadio personality, motivational speaker, author and restorative justice practitioner. Founder of The Pfaith House. On the council since 2021.8sourcedMelody RyanCertified Public Accountant. Previously served on the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Finance and Budget Committee, bond committees and the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation board.11sourcedDoug WeissManages a business solutions team at Shutterfly. Former Place 1 councilmember and former president of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation board. Elected chair of the Capital Area Council of Governments in March 2026.11sourced

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What the next council decides

Budget and property taxes

Where it standsIn September 2026 the council adopted a $481.4 million FY2027 budget and a property tax rate of $0.5436 per $100, up from $0.535, by a 5-2 vote.

What's on the tableThe FY2028 budget and tax rate, including whether to adopt the no-new-revenue rate, and how to implement charter changes on budgeting if voters approve them.

Downtown East, City Hall and the Monarch

Where it standsThe city is building a new City Hall, the Monarch recreation center and parking in its 29-acre Downtown East development, funded partly with certificates of obligation.

What's on the tableHow much more to borrow for city projects, and how to cover the Monarch's operating costs until it pays for itself.

  • In 2023 the council unanimously approved issuing $153 million in certificates of obligation for Downtown East, a type of debt that generally does not require voter approval. Community Impact · May 24, 2023
  • In April 2025 the council voted 5-2 to issue Series 2025 certificates of obligation; staff said the issuance was $127 million. City Council minutes · Apr 8, 2025
  • The FY2027 budget gives the Monarch its own fund with $6.1 million in expenses and $5.3 million in expected revenue, including $2.1 million from PCDC; the city aims for it to be self-funded within five years. Community Impact · Sep 9, 2026
  • In September 2026 the council voted 5-2 to authorize up to $4,642,592 in PCDC funding for Monarch operating and maintenance costs. City Council minutes · Sep 8, 2026

Ambulance service

Where it standsOn Oct. 1, 2026 the city moved ambulance service from Allegiance Mobile Health to Travis County ESD No. 2, the Pflugerville Fire Department, after a 5-2 council vote in July.

What's on the tableOversight of the new six-year EMS agreement, including response times and its cost after the first year.

Growth, roads, water and bonds

Where it standsThe council decided in August 2026 not to call an $87.4 million bond election and kept roadway impact fees at current rates, while the city recovers from a 2026 water emergency.

What's on the tableWhether and when to ask voters for a bond, impact fee levels for new development, and water infrastructure and rates.

Charter amendments and surveillance

Where it standsVoters will decide 14 city charter amendments, Propositions A through N, on the Nov 3 ballot.

What's on the tableHow to carry out any amendments that pass, such as rules for data, facial recognition, surveillance technology and AI under Proposition B.

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  1. 1. Each year the council sets the city property tax rate. The no-new-revenue rate would bring in about the same property-tax revenue as the year before. Which comes closest to your view?

  2. 2. The new City Hall, the Monarch recreation center and parking in Downtown East are paid for partly with certificates of obligation, debt that generally does not need voter approval. Which comes closest to your view?

  3. 3. The Monarch recreation center is expected to cost more to run than it earns at first. How should the gap be covered?

  4. 4. Who should provide ambulance service in Pflugerville?

  5. 5. Developers pay roadway impact fees to help cover the cost of roads that serve new growth. What should happen to these fees?

  6. 6. In August 2026 the council decided not to put an $87.4 million bond for parks, a new animal shelter and parking on the November ballot. When should the city ask voters for these projects?

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The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Jonathan Coffman, Kimberly Holiday, Melody Ryan, Doug Weiss3 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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