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City reports FY26 budget posted and Tyler Munis rollout; property tax soft go‑live planned for August
Summary
City staff reported the FY26 budget has been posted in the accounting system, described benefits from the new Tyler Munis modules for real‑time budget monitoring and revenue posting, and outlined challenges remaining for business tax implementation and the fiscal‑year audit.
City staff reported that the fiscal year 2026 budget has been posted in the accounting system and described early benefits and remaining work as the city moves to the Tyler Munis financial platform.
“The FY 26 budget has been posted or soft posted for use in our accounting system,” said Speaker 1, a staff member, describing how department heads can now monitor account balances in real time through the central budget module and the open finance portal. Staff said the system integrates requisitions and purchase orders with budget lines, which prevents purchases when funds are not available in the specified account.
Speaker 1 said the city will treat property tax collection as a “soft go‑live” in August to allow staff to collect taxes in the new system and become familiar with it before the larger October tax‑notice cycle. “Our property tax training in Tyler has gone incredibly well… We’re still anticipating going live with property tax in August,” Speaker 1 said. Staff said tax notices are expected to be mailed around Oct. 1 but that timing depends on county certification in other jurisdictions.
Staff described early revenue results for the fiscal year end: non‑property tax revenue averaged about 0.6% higher than the prior year, with local option sales taxes about $25,000 higher and state sales taxes about $38,000 higher than the same period last year. “We have collected 193,000 more in non property tax revenue than we had the same time last year,” Speaker 1 said.
Several operational improvements were highlighted: the cashier module now allows departments to email receipts; H and S Health and Sanitation has completed conversion to Tyler for payments and billing, which provides near‑real‑time posting to the general ledger; and requisition controls have already prevented out‑of‑budget purchases. Speaker 1 said business tax conversion remains the largest unfinished piece, with 13 planned training sessions and a likely later timeline than property tax.
On audit and fund‑balance timing, staff emphasized that the official year‑end fund‑balance figure requires accrual work and auditor adjustments and typically becomes reliable about 60 days after fiscal‑year close. “You really can’t give a June 30 number until post August 31,” Speaker 1 said. Staff reported auditors were still requesting a handful of items to finish the FY25 audit.
No formal action was required on the Tyler Munis report; council members asked clarifying questions and staff described planned next steps for training and finishing business tax conversion.
