West Lake Hills City Council approved its 2018-19 budget Monday, and Mayor Linda Anthony said she is satisfied with council's decisions regarding where to spend taxpayer dollars. “We’ve made good allocations to start making some serious infrastructure improvements,” Anthony said. “We made great strides in bringing fiscal responsibility and long-term planning to the city.” General fund total revenue: $5.81 million Taxes – $4.54 million Permits – $140,000 Fees – $711,000 Fines and warrants – $209,300 Interest and miscellaneous revenue – $211,585 General fund total expense: $6.87 million Administration – $1.18 million Police – $2.05 million Public works – $1.64 million Municipal court – $273,119 Capital outlay – $1.74 million Last year the general fund total revenue was $5.56 million, less than this year’s projected amount. The general fund expenditure for 2017-18 was $5.84 million, also less than this year's projected expenses. Click the images to see the city’s graphic breakdowns of general fund revenue and expense: The proposed property tax rate increased from $.065 to $.07 per $100 valuation, meaning this budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by about $226,000—a 17.86 percent increase from last year’s budget. The estimated tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is about $26,800.