The City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Budget was adopted with Ordinance 25-T-032. The budget outlines how the city will spend its annual revenues to best serve the community. The budget can be modified by council authorization when necessary throughout the year. As previously directed, staff will try to limit the number of budget adjustments that come to council throughout the year by bundling different budget requests together in one adjustment ordinance. This adjustment will adjust the budgets of multiple departments as needed, including to fund projects as previously authorized by the City Council. This adjustment will be for multiple departments.

The Fire Department Budget is proposed to increase $516,521.00 to continue the purchase of communication equipment, recognize grant expenses related to deployments, and fund the hiring of the final personnel to staff Fire Station 4.
The Parks Budget is proposed to increase $75,000.00 to fund expenditures related to the 4th of July Jubilee.
The Police Budget is proposed to increase $64,067.00 to recognize additional expenses related to state-funded training, as well as the city's contribution to the lift grant.
The City Council Budget is proposed to increase $40,000.00 to cover the expenses related to additional elections.
The Non-Departmental Budget is proposed to increase $775,000.00 for the purchase of land, the increase in costs charged by the County Appraisal Districts and to fund the Main Street Local Grant Program.
The City would recognize funding of $1,359,447.00 from additional Sales Taxes and $361,141.00 from Fire Department grants to fund the increases.

The Parkland Dedication Budget by $247,219.00 for the West Dietz Creek Trail project to be funded from Parkland reserves.
 

To adjust the budget and align additional revenues to expenditures for FY 2025-2026.

To maintain a complete and balanced budget as identified as a goal in the City's Strategic Plan and that meets State and Charter requirements.

Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 26-T-014

The budget adjustment will increase the General Fund Budget for FY 2025-26 by $1,720,588.00. The impacts of these changes would not affect the 5 year forecast to the one time nature of the purchases and grant funding. Grants would offset $361,141.00 of the Fire Department's increase of $516,521. Sales taxes are estimated to be at $26.8 million as of April 2026, which is above the $15.5 million budget due to one time contributions the City has seen over the past year.

The Parkland Dedication Fund currently has $641,362.79 in cash and investments. $247,219.00 of that will be transferred to the West Dietz Creek Trial project as an approved project for these funds. These funds are restricted and can only be spent on Park creation and improvements.

Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 26-T-014