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Haslet council reviews budget showing large reserves, no proposed tax-rate increase
Summary
City officials presented a budget showing a projected $2.26 million operating surplus and an expected year-end general fund balance of about $10.65 million while proposing no increase to the city's tax rate; council set a schedule for public hearings and final adoption.
City of Haslet officials presented a proposed 2025-26 budget Aug. 2 that keeps the city's tax rate unchanged while showing a projected $2.26 million surplus for the year and a projected general fund balance of about $10.65 million at year-end. The budget presentation, led by finance staff and the mayor, showed rapid growth in the city's staffing and spending in recent years and a long-term change in revenue drivers. Officials said the budget assumes the current tax rate (the so-called "no new revenue" rate) and therefore does not raise…
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