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Katy City Council approved its fiscal year 2025-26 budget with a focus on public safety.
Zooming in
At a Sept. 22 meeting, City Council unanimously approved $74.7 million in expenditures for FY 2025-26, a 5.31% decrease from last year's amended budget.
Additionally, council maintained its property tax rate of $0.425 per $100 valuation for the second consecutive year. The rate is below the no-new-revenue rate of $0.430707 per $100, according to budget documents.
The budget and tax rate were initially proposed at an Aug. 25 meeting, with officials saying they still expected tax revenue to increase from FY 2024-25 due to the influx of new properties and increasing property valuations.
Diving in deeper
The budget includes $55.21 million toward the city’s general fund, with 47.04% allocated to public safety services, including $14.56 million for the police department and $11.41 million for the fire department.
The budget also lays out $5.61 million in capital improvement investments for FY 2025-26, including:
What’s next?
The FY 2025-26 budget will begin Oct. 1 and run through Sept. 30, 2026, according to budget documents.
