Livingston commission adopts final FY2025–26 budget, approves water and sewer rate changes and zones annexed property

The Livingston City Commission on July 15 approved the city’s final budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, adopted modest utility rate adjustments for water and wastewater customers and rezoned a recently annexed parcel on Loves Lane.

Budget adoption

The commission voted to adopt resolution 5164, described in the meeting packet as the final budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026. City Manager Greg Gager told the commission the proposed fiscal‑year general fund includes $8,422,434 in operating revenues and $8,417,560 in operating expenditures, leaving the operating budget in balance. Gager said the budget contemplates an ending general‑fund balance of about 26.2 percent of general fund expenditures, above the Government Finance Officers Association guidance he cited.

"I am happy to report for the, third year in a row that I am recommending a budget that is in balance and where operating revenues exceed operating expenditures," Gager said during the…