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Council adopts FY2026 budget amendment, reduces expenditures to match lower property tax revenue
Summary
Sugar Land amended its FY2026 general fund budget after a lower property tax rate reduced anticipated revenues by about $921,000; the council approved staff-recommended spending reductions, nine vacant positions eliminations and other adjustments to align the budget, passing the ordinance 7-0.
The City of Sugar Land’s City Council on Oct. 21 approved an ordinance (first and final consideration) to amend the FY2026 general fund budget to align expenditures with revenues after the adopted property tax rate was reduced by roughly 0.4383 cents, which lowered anticipated revenue by about $921,000.
Shelly Steadman, director of budget, presented the amendment and said…
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