Official Home Rule Charter of City of Denton Home Rule Charter (CHARTER) hosted on Municode Library.
OFFICIAL HOME RULE CHARTER — City of Denton Home Rule Charter (CHARTER)
Source Repository: https://library.municode.com/tx/denton/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH
Last Codified Supplement: 2026-06-17
FY 2027 Adopted Budget ($380,963,259) and Adopted Property Tax Rate ($0.585420 per $100 valuation: $0.351920 M&O + $0.233500 I&S) for City of Denton. Source: Denton Central Appraisal District 2026 Tax Rate Roll.
Total Appropriation
$381.0M
General Fund
$154.2M
Debt Service (I&S)
$128.3M
Capital Projects
$22.7M
Per Capita
$2,295
Public Safety:$79.1M (21%)
0
Public Works:$77.6M (20%)
Parks & Culture:$13.9M
Administration:$27.7M
Adopted Tax Rate:$0.58542 / $100
FY 2026 ADOPTED+2.3% YoYFreedom Score: 50.4 (D)• Adopted Sep 15, 2025FY 2026 Adopted Municipal Budget — City of Denton
Official FY 2024 (2023–2024) Adopted Operating & Debt Service Budget for City of Denton (Denton County) totaling $350,013,151. Certified 2023 Tax Year ad valorem property tax rate: $0.5657 per $100 taxable valuation.
Total Appropriation
$350.0M
General Fund
$140.6M
Debt Service (I&S)
$121.3M
Capital Projects
$21.0M
Per Capita
$2,109
Public Safety:$71.7M (20%)
0
Public Works:$70.0M (20%)
Parks & Culture:$12.7M
Administration:$25.3M
Adopted Tax Rate:$0.565682 / $100
FY 2023 ADOPTED+4.1% YoYFreedom Score: 51.3 (D)• Adopted Sep 3, 2022FY 2023 (2022–2023) Adopted Municipal Budget — City of Denton
Official FY 2023 (2022–2023) Adopted Operating & Debt Service Budget for City of Denton (Denton County) totaling $331,577,445. Certified 2022 Tax Year ad valorem property tax rate: $0.5757 per $100 taxable valuation.