Missouri City shares preliminary look at fiscal year 2026-27 budget

Additionally, Alexander said the preliminary budget shows a need to increase the debt service tax rate by $0.024204, bringing the total tax rate to $0.595029 as the city makes its final bond issuance of the $85.85 million bond approved by voters in November 2021.

The details

Of the $20.1 million supplemental department budget requests, the city manager has proposed $17.63 million for FY 2026-27, including:

• $5.06 million for public safety
• $3.5 million for the pavement maintenance and management program
• $800,000 for economic development
• $1.45 million for employee recruitment and retention
• $2.01 million for enhanced services due to growth
• $1.59 million for fleet and equipment replacement
• $1.57 million for information technology replacement and software
• $143,200 for contracts
• $1.5 million for repairs and maintenance

Also of note

City officials are also proposing a $65.7 million capital improvement program for FY 2026-27 with $27.7 million in utilities projects and $18.9 million in transportation projects.

Additionally, the city has $284.2 million in funded and new requests for its five year plan.

What's next?

City staff will hold a detailed level budget workshop in August once certified tax rolls are received, although a date for the workshop is still being determined, Alexander said.

Other key dates include:

• Aug. 17: budget presentation video and council sets minimum tax rate
• Aug. 31: city manager filed the proposed budget
• Sept. 21: City Council adopts FY 2026-27 budget and tax rate