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Farmers Branch schedules final budget vote; council debates placement of $2.3 million year‑end surplus and landfill closure funding
Summary
The City Council held a public hearing on the proposed 2025–26 operating and CIP budget, scheduled final adoption for Sept. 16, and began debating where to place an estimated $2.3 million in year‑end surplus funds, with discussion focused on the landfill closure fund, parks, and CIP needs.
City of Farmers Branch City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 operating and capital improvement program budget and scheduled a final vote for Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
The hearing linked the proposed budget to council priorities including public safety, infrastructure, economic development and neighborhoods, and staff outlined the city’s multi‑year financial forecasts and transparency efforts. City Manager Ben Williamson said the proposed budget will be presented for adoption at the Sept. 16 meeting and described the budget process used to get to the hearing stage.
The hearing matters because council must adopt the budget and set the tax rate before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, and members used the meeting to begin deciding how to allocate roughly $2.3 million in unassigned, one‑time surplus from the current…
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