The gist
The adopted general fund budget of $135.6 million covers day-to-day city operations, including public safety, parks and city services. As part of the budget, all city employees will receive a 6% cost-of-living adjustment beginning in the new fiscal year Oct. 1.
City staff had presented a proposal to raise the tax rate to $0.4613 per $100 valuation, the maximum allowable without triggering a voter referendum, to fund additional pay raises for Conroe police officers, as previously reported. Council ultimately opted against the increase, keeping the rate flat.
The city’s approved FY 2025-26 general fund budget projects $137.47 million in revenues and $135.6 million in expenditures, resulting in a $1.8 million surplus, according to the agenda packet. The FY 2025-26 budget takes effect Oct. 1.
Learn more
Read the FY 2025-26 budget summary below.
