At a July 7 meeting, Hutto City Council received a presentation on the proposed budget.
As presented, the budget's general government revenue totals $25.43 million, and its general government expenditures total $24.98 million, marking increases of 10.53% and 16.64%, respectively, over the current fiscal year's budget.
At $12.69 million, personnel services account for just over half of the expenditures. Personnel services are up 7.14% from the current fiscal year, in part due to the addition of 15 new full-time positions in the city.
"We're a service industry, so [personnel services are] always going to be the biggest cost," Chief Financial Officer Angie Rios said.
Other significant expenditures include professional services at $5.13 million and materials and supplies at $1.37 million.
On the utilities side, the budget projects $17.57 million in revenue and $17.36 million in expenditures, up 36.4% and 11.19%, respectively, from the current fiscal year.
Council will hold several more budget discussions at upcoming meetings before its first vote to adopt the budget Sept. 1.
