The Collin County Commissioners Court will be meeting this week to discuss the proposed FY 2016 budget and tax rate. All meetings are open to the public, the first of which begins today at 3:30 p.m. Agendas can be found at co.collin.tx.us  in addition to live streams of the proceedings. The final budget and tax rate will not be set until public meetings slated for later this month and early September take place.  The 2016 Fiscal Year begins Oct. 1. This week's workshop schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m.: Budget Workshop Wednesday, Aug. 12, 9 a.m.: Budget Workshop Thursday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m.: Tax Rate Workshop Friday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m.: Tax Rate Workshop All meetings will be held in the fourth-floor Commissioners Courtroom, 2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071.