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City Council approves FY26 operating and capital budgets, adopts property tax first readings and approves several fee and appointment items
Summary
At a regular meeting the council advanced first readings on the FY26 operating and capital budgets, approved a property tax rate on first reading and ratified the tax increase; it also approved animal shelter fee changes, airport parking and Sunrise Beach RV Park fee adjustments and completed multiple board and committee appointments.
The Corpus Christi City Council voted on several budget and ordinance items including the first readings of the FY26 operating and capital budgets and a first reading to set the property tax rate for fiscal year 2026.
Budget and tax Amy Cowley, director of Management and Budget, presented the FY26 proposed operating budget, saying the total proposed operating budget is $1,600,000,000 with $944,000,000 in operating and $692,600,000 in capital. Cowley said the proposal includes no tax-rate adjustments (the tax rate was presented separately), a proposed water, wastewater and stormwater rate adjustments, and total proposed general-fund revenues of $341,703,752 with general-fund expenses of $346,756,839. Cowley said the proposed budget includes restoration of a constituent relations coordinator position.
The council approved the first reading of the FY26 operating budget; a second reading and final vote was scheduled for Sept. 9. Cedric Gaviosana, Director of Finance and Procurement, presented the property…
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