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Consider an ordinance adopting the Annual Budget for the City of Killeen for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026.
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DATE: September 2, 2025
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Judith Tangalin, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: FY 2026 Budget Adoption
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Article V. of Killeen's City Charter requires the City Manager to submit a proposed budget to City Council that provides a complete financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The proposed FY 2026 Budget was submitted to City Council on July 1, 2025.
State law and the City Charter require a public hearing be held to elicit citizen comment on the proposed budget. A public hearing was held on July 22, 2025. The City Charter also states that City Council may insert additional items and make increases to the City Manager's proposed budget as long as there is a public hearing held on the changes.
A motion of direction to make changes to the proposed FY 2026 Budget was given on August 5, 2025. The changes made to the proposed budget required an additional public hearing, which was held on August 19, 2025. Below is a list of those changes:
General Fund
Revenues
Expenses
FY 2026 Proposed Budget
$130,848,166
$130,848,166
Add: Property Tax
2,499,289
-
Add: 1% COLA/Comp Plan Implementation
-
628,106
Add: Traffic Signal Inventory & 5 Year Maint Plan
-
663,000
Add: PD 4 Officers & 1 Sergeant
-
522,577
Add: Assistant City Manager
-
281,584
Add: FD Deputy Chief
-
169,306
Add: Transfer to IT Fund for New FTE
-
113,253
Add: Municipal Court Bailiff
-
63,724
Add: Children's Advocacy Center
-
41,500
Add: PD Body Armor
-
39,202
Add: PD Field Training Officer Incentive Pay Inc
-
37,087
Add: FD Reclass Captain to Battalion Chief
-
12,772
Add: FD Arson Investigator Assignment Pay Inc
-
7,428
Reduce: City Council Travel & Training
-
(80,250)
New Total
$133,347,455
$133,347,455
Debt Service Fund
Revenues
Expenses
FY 2026 Proposed Budget
$20,20...
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