The Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District board of directors advanced the recommended budget to City Council following an Aug. 21 meeting. The $146.7 million budget reflects a 5.84% increase compared to the current fiscal year, according to the presentation.
The details
This proposed budget reflects a $2.1 million deficit compared to revenues, which total $144.6 million, according to city documents. The CCPD budget is broken down into six funds: enhanced response, neighborhood crime prevention, partners with a shared mission, recruitment and training, equipment, tech and infrastructure and adjustments.
Four of those funds saw slight increases in fiscal year 2026-27. Recruitment and training dropped 0.2%, while partners with a shared mission remained the same amount.
City staff estimated a sales tax increase of $6.08 million, but almost all of that revenue was budgeted for salary increases and benefit/health fund increases of $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The projected sales tax increase had only $6,836 remaining following those two adjustments, according to the presentation.
The breakdown
The Fort Worth Police Department will add eight new positions for the upcoming fiscal year. Half of those will be traffic technicians, accounting for more than $976,000 of the the budget. According to the city website, the traffic technicians handle installation, maintenance and repair of traffic signals and street lighting systems.
There will also be an addition of two school resource officer positions, going from 89 to 91. The two additional officers, which would cost $1.12 million, will be assigned to Fort Worth ISD, according to the presentation. Fort Worth Police Department partners with Fort Worth, Keller and Northwest ISDs to supply SROs to schools and each reimburses the city 50% of officer personnel and operating costs, according to the city website.
The budget reflects a 3% increase in jail management and a 4% increase to the shared mission fund, which helps fund after-school programs, gang intervention and victim services.
One of the cuts was vehicle replacements, which was slashed by $8 million from the planned budget projects. Overall, the CCPD presented $12.6 million in cuts, part of an overarching practice for the city as the staff tries to close a $94 million projected shortfall, according to previous reporting.
Fort Worth staff proposed a $4.35 billion budget for FY 26-27 at an Aug. 11 council meeting. Council members will vote on the CCPD budget, part of the overall city budget, during the Sept. 15 council meeting, according to the city website.
What else?
A facility update was also part of the Aug. 21 meeting.
The presentation said the facility master plan and the new Northwest Patrol Division are both scheduled to open this fall. The Northwest Patrol Division, which covers council districts 4 and 10, is located at 300 Angle Ave. near Fort Worth Meachem International Airport.
The $25.6 million project is part of the 2022 bond program, according to the city website.
Fort Worth Police Department is also renovating the former city hall, which should be done in the spring, according to the presentation. A filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows the $21.7 million project covers 87,000 square feet and will accommodate various police units.
Fort Worth is also moving ahead with the Tactical Real-Time Intelligence, Detection and Enforcement of North Texas Center, or TRIDENT Center, a partnership with local municipalities to combine law enforcement technology and staffing. Keller City Council voted to allow the Keller Police Department to join TRIDENT at the Aug. 18 meeting.
The timeline for the project is listed as to be determined by the city of Fort Worth.
