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Schertz staff lays out pre‑budget priorities: pay, streets, CIP and a possible bond for public safety
Summary
City staff presented the pre‑budget calendar and five priorities — compensation, infrastructure (with a focus on streets), a consolidated capital improvement plan, staffing improvements and facilities — and flagged large costs ahead including a $40 million estimate for South plant wastewater expansion and a likely public safety bond.
City staff told the Schertz City Council during a March 28 pre‑budget retreat that the 2025 budget process will run from April through July with a proposed budget and CIP presented at an August 1 budget retreat and an adoption scheduled for Sept. 16, ahead of the Oct. 1 fiscal year start.
The presentation framed requests against the council’s strategic plan and five goals: sustainable government, safe and livable community, infrastructure investment, sense of community and a thriving economy. "We want to stay within our means and stay with, within what we can afford," presenter Steve said during the retreat, describing the staff objective to avoid a tax‑rate increase on the general‑fund side while scheduling rate increases for water and sewer where needed.
Why it matters: staff emphasized the budget is intended to align with the strategic plan and the consolidated 10‑year CIP so the city can prioritize and fund long‑term projects. The council will see departmental supplemental requests and a recommended 5‑year operating forecast; staff said many projects will compete for limited funding and…
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