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Weatherford council adopts FY2026 budget, sets property tax rate at 39.2246¢

5821793 · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The Weatherford City Council adopted a $83.2 million FY2026 budget and set an ad valorem tax rate equal to the no-new-revenue rate, officials said, while ratifying an approximately $615,000 increase in property tax revenue included in the budget.

The Weatherford City Council on Tuesday adopted the city manager's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and set the 2025 ad valorem tax rate at 39.2246¢ per $100 of taxable valuation.

City staff said the FY2026 adopted budget spans 25 funds, supports 15 departments and 332 committed positions, and includes total combined revenues of $83,400,000 and total expenditures of $83,200,000. The general fund totals $55,800,000 in revenues and $55,700,000 in expenditures, producing a small budgeted surplus of $47,000 and a projected fund balance of $32,600,000—about 229 working days of operating reserves, staff said.

The tax rate the council adopted is…

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