Discuss and consider adoption of Ordinance 09-2026-606, an ordinance of the City of Crowley, Texas approving and adopting the budget for fiscal year 2026-27, beginning October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2026, providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Council held a special budget work session on August 11, 2026, at 6:00 pm and staff presented the proposed FY 2026-27 Operating Budget. The budget includes revenues that the $0.69626/$100 tax rate would generate. The General Fund revenue is proposed at $22,128,685 and expenditures at $22,127,738, leaving a balance of $947. The Debt Service fund proposed revenue of $2,719,224 and expenditures of $2,831,580, resulting in a shortage of $112,356 to be paid from prior year excess collections. The Water & Sewer Fund proposed revenue is $9,872,822 and expenses of $9,783,288, resulting in a surplus of $89,534.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).