Lamesa City Council members are nearing the end of this year’s budget process for the 2023-2024 budget.They unanimously agreed Thursday on first reading to adopt the $13 million budget and a .745187-cents per $100 valuation tax rate.The city’s current tax rate is .79907-cents per $100 valuation.They took it to a vote after conducting the required public hearings on both the budget and tax rate. No one signed up to speak before the council about the finances.The council is not finished with funding for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 and ends Sept. 30, 2024.They still need to take ...