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City Manager urges cautious, prioritized capital spending as appraisal numbers lag
Summary
City officials held a council budget input session July 14 where the city manager described uncertain appraisal district numbers and asked council to prioritize capital requests — flagging SCBAs, patrol cars and a parks bucket truck as top items.
City Manager (name not specified) told the City Council on July 14 that final appraisal-district valuations needed to set the tax base were not yet available and urged the council to prioritize capital requests rather than adopt new programs. The manager said staff had prepared a pared-down capital request list after most items were removed from the draft budget and asked council members to rank remaining items. “This budget year is different than any budget year I have experienced in my entire career,” the manager said during the input session, noting the appraisal district and third-party appraiser schedule meant final revenue figures likely…
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