City Celebrates Its Rock Star Employees

Staff recently gathered for the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon and Awards Ceremony to celebrate shared successes and individual achievements.

Boerne Police Lt. Chris Walk graduates from FBI National Academy

Boerne Police Department Lt. Chris Walk was among 199 law enforcement officers from across the country and the world to graduate from the FBI National Academy Sept. 14, 2023.

The academy invites only the top one percent of law enforcement officers to atten...

Approved FY 2024 City Budget invests in bond/capital projects, public safety

The City of Boerne’s budget for fiscal year 2024 was approved by City Council at the September 12 meeting.

A public hearing for the proposed budget and the tax rate was held during the meeting. Both were approved by council as follows:

• Budget appr...

Councilman reflects, prepares to step down: 'I have been lucky to serve'

District 4 Councilman Bryce Boddie is preparing to step down from Boerne City Council at the September 12, 2023, meeting after more than three years of service.

Before one of his final City Council meetings sitting behind the dais, Boddie reflected on his ...

City receives national award for collaborative mental health efforts

The City of Boerne is a 2023 recipient of the ICMA Local Government Excellence Award in Community Partnerships for the reimaging of the Police Department’s mental health officer (MHO) position and the City’s efforts to collaborate with area partners on me...

Boerne Utilities customers enter Stage 2 Water Restrictions

Amid the ongoing drought and continued triple digit temperatures in the region, Boerne Utilities water customers will enter Stage 2 Water Restrictions effective Monday, August 7, 2023. Stage 2 restrictions apply to potable and reclaimed water customers.

• Se...

Boerne City Council approves Short-Term Rental Ordinance

Boerne City Council approved in a 5-0 vote an updated Short-Term Rental Ordinance at the August 8, 2023, council meeting.

The ordinance establishes updated requirements for any short-term rental (STR) in operation within the City of Boerne and its extra-te...

Council approves sale of old City Hall, Public Works buildings

Boerne City Council approved the sale of the old City Hall and the Public Works buildings in two separate 5-0 votes at the August 8, 2023, meeting.

Old City Hall

Council approved the sale of the old City Hall (402 E. Blanco Rd.) to Ridan, Inc. for the list ...

Oak Wilt mediation underway at City Cemetery

The City of Boerne has begun conducting oak wilt mediation at the City Cemetery. The biggest thing people will see are numerous tress that have been tagged with color-coded tape to indicate the type of treatment they have received. Furthermore, these acti...

City of Boerne named a Best-In-Class Employer

As an organization rooted in service and excellence, and with a goal of remaining an employer of choice, the City of Boerne is proud to announce it has been named a Best-In-Class Employer in Gallagher’s 2022 U.S. Benefits Strategy and Benchmarking Survey....

City moves brush, bulk collection to second week of month

Starting in June 2023, the City of Boerne’s residential collection provider WM will move its brush and bulk pickup to the second full week of the month.

This collection has been conducted during the first full week of the month since the program began a fe...

City’s Communications Office wins 2 statewide awards

The City of Boerne Communications Department brought home two awards from the annual conference of the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO).

The City won first place in the Best Strategic Plan category for the Boerne Family Tree rebr...

Boerne City Manager recognized with certification by international organization

With a continued investment in professional development, Boerne City Manager Ben Thatcher is leading by example as the City continues to aim to be an exemplary Hill Country community.

Thatcher recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICM...

Boerne Takes Four Top Honors In the 2023 Texas Travel Awards

Four Boerne destinations were crowned “best of” in the 3^rd annual Texas Travel Awards. Launched by the publishers of Austin Monthly, San Antonio Magazine, and Texas Music, the awards were created to celebrate the top travel destinations and attractions ac...

Hounds for Hounds: Boerne baseball delivers supplies to ACS

The Boerne High School Greyhounds baseball team filed into the Animal Care Services parking lot on a recent Monday afternoon to drop off much-needed supplies for the animals at the shelter.

Head coach Bill Merrell said this is the second year for the team’...

Boerne dedicates new memorial, hosts Women Veterans Day celebration at Veterans Plaza

A special celebration in honor of women veterans was held Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Veterans Plaza — just ahead of Women Veterans Day.

A highlight of the ceremony was the unveiling of “Athena’s Prayer,” a bronze monument created by world-renowned artist ...

Boerne City Council approves minor updates to Thoroughfare Plan

On Tuesday night, April 11, 2023, Boerne City Council voted unanimously to approve minor updates to the City’s Major Thoroughfare Plan.

State law allows cities to create these plans per Local Government Code, Title 7, Chapter 213. The City of Boerne create...

Patrick Heath Public Library Receives Excellence Award from Statewide Agency

The City of Boerne’s Patrick Heath Public Library has received the 2022 Achievement of Library Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association (TMLDA), an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League.

“The staff at the library continuous...

Boerne Parks and Recreation announces new department leaders

The City of Boerne Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce the promotion of two longtime leaders to be the department’s next Director and Assistant Director.

This week, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Lissette Jimenez took over as...

City breaks ground on large sidewalk extension, utility improvement project

City leaders braved the colder weather on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, to break ground on a much-need sidewalk expansion and utility improvement project in central Boerne.

The Capital Improvement Project will see the addition of nearly one mile...

Boerne Utilities customers can now pay bills by text message

The City of Boerne now offers a new text message payment option for Boerne Utilities customers. This option gives customers another safe and secure payment method available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you are interested in this option, please fol...

City hosts Oak Wilt Management Workshop

The City of Boerne hosted a workshop Nov. 16 to provide information about oak wilt and what resources are available for treatment and prevention.

The Oak Wilt Management Workshop, co-hosted by the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas A&M AgriLife...

City rolls out new online chat feature for utility customers

Boerne Utilities customers have a new way to connect with a Customer Care representative in the form of an online chat feature.

The new live chat feature can be accessed by visiting the Boerne Utilities Customer Care and Billing webpage and clicking on the...

Notice of Public Hearing on 2023 Tax Rate

Public Hearing Date and Time

The following information is a Notice of Public Hearing on the 2023 Tax Rates.

A public hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held September 12, 2023, at 6 p.m. at 447 N. Main St. in Boerne.

• Notice of Public Hearing on Propose...

Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Public Hearing Date and Time

The following information is a Notice of Public Hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024. View this information in a downloadable PDF.

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Boerne will hold a pub...

Notice of 2023 Tax Rates for the City of Boerne

This notice provides information about two tax rates used in adopting the current tax year's tax rate.

The no-new-revenue tax rate would impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. In most cases, the voter-ap...

Boerne Utilities customers enter Stage 2 Water Restrictions

Amid the ongoing drought and continued triple digit temperatures in the region, Boerne Utilities water customers will enter Stage 2 Water Restrictions effective Monday, August 7, 2023. Stage 2 restrictions apply to potable and reclaimed water customers.

• Se...

Staff Profile: Roy Burgess on decades of consistency at Boerne Utilities

Behind every faucet you turn on, glass of water you drink, and commode you flush are the fine folks of the Boerne Utilities Water and Wastewater team, led by longtime Treatment Plant Superintendent Roy Burgess.

Burgess has been with the City of Boerne for ...

City moves brush, bulk collection to second week of month

Starting in June 2023, the City of Boerne’s residential collection provider WM will move its brush and bulk pickup to the second full week of the month.

This collection has been conducted during the first full week of the month since the program began a fe...

City collects enough brush after winter storm to fill Olympic-sized swimming pool

Following the significant winter storm that impacted the City of Boerne in late January and early February, the City of Boerne Streets Department quickly pivoted from keeping roads ice-free during the storm to brush and tree collection afterwards.

In Febru...

Boerne Utilities notifies TCEQ of wastewater discharge

The City of Boerne Utilities has notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) of an errant discharge of wastewater occurring on Friday, April 14, 2023.

Boerne Utilities was notified around 10:45 a.m. of a manhole overflow due to a clogged ...

Rates increasing slightly for residential waste and recycling collection

City of Boerne residential customers who have their garbage and recyclables collected through the City’s contract with WM (Waste Management) will see a slight increase in their monthly garbage bill beginning March 1, 2023. The increase amounts to less tha...

Winter Storm Recap: How the City Responded

February kicked things off in true winter fashion as we have experienced what we hope is our big winter weather event for the season. The brunt of last week's winter weather and cold temperatures are in the rearview mirror, and we wanted to provide a brie...

City breaks ground on large sidewalk extension, utility improvement project

City leaders braved the colder weather on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, to break ground on a much-need sidewalk expansion and utility improvement project in central Boerne.

The Capital Improvement Project will see the addition of nearly one mile...

Boerne Utilities customers can now pay bills by text message

The City of Boerne now offers a new text message payment option for Boerne Utilities customers. This option gives customers another safe and secure payment method available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you are interested in this option, please fol...

City rolls out new online chat feature for utility customers

Boerne Utilities customers have a new way to connect with a Customer Care representative in the form of an online chat feature.

The new live chat feature can be accessed by visiting the Boerne Utilities Customer Care and Billing webpage and clicking on the...