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City manager outlines adopted $330 million budget, adds firefighters and police, and details water-and-wastewater capital program
Summary
City Manager Catherine presented the adopted fiscal-year budget just under $330 million, explained revenue sources and growth pressures, and summarized council priorities including new firefighters, police officers, solid-waste routes and a $265 million capital program for water and wastewater projects.
City Manager Catherine summarized the city’s recently adopted budget and walked council through revenue trends, service priorities and a multi-year capital program.
"Temple is among the fastest growing cities in the nation," City Manager Catherine said, noting the city had officially exceeded a 100,000 population threshold. She told the council the total adopted budget for FY 2026 including all funds and reinvestment zone revenue is just shy of $330,000,000.
Catherine said the general fund—where police, fire, parks, library and other general services are paid—receives its largest revenue from sales tax, followed by property tax and charges for services. She explained that strong sales-tax growth after the pandemic allowed the city to reduce property-tax reliance in…
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