Mayor· 2019–2023
Trey Mendez
Brownsville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 4:08
- Avg per meeting
- 2:04
- Segments
- 48
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Top issues during term (4)(Budget)
Historic Property Tax Exemptions
The city anticipates approximately $133,000 in foregone property tax revenue for 2026 from historic exemptions.
Public Transit Expansion
Involves federal and state grant funds and capital improvement allocations.
budget approval
Your local tax dollars are being locked in for the next year to fund city operations, safety, and community growth.
Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget and Property Tax Rate
Impacts property assessment rates and district operating revenues.
Moved or seconded (7)
Motions Mendez 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 6-02026-06-15
Motion made by Board Member Ben Peña, seconded by Board member Trey Mendez to accept staff’s recommended charter amendments, including additional changes discussed during the meeti…
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-01
approve the minutes of the May 11, 2026, meeting with the requested corrections
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-01
to increase the mayor’s salary to $60,000 and the City Commissioners’ salary to $40,000, with no COLA adjustments applied
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-01
Recommendation for Campaign Finance
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-11
to close the public hearing.
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-11
close the public hearing
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-11
to table Item letter "d "to the next meeting.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Mendez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Budget)
No votes found matching Budget.