League City previews FY26 budget, proposes $2 million of general fund reductions and $329.7M CIP

League City staff presented the proposed FY26 budget and the FY26'FY30 Capital Improvement Program at an August 12 workshop, outlining a $329,730,000 five-year CIP and recommending about $2 million in general-fund expenditure reductions after the certified taxable property value declined slightly from the previous year.

Finance staff (Angie) told the City Council the certified taxable value for the property roll is estimated at $13,250,000,000, a reduction of roughly 1.1 percent from the prior estimate. She said the no-new-revenue rate and the voter-approval rate were calculated for council consideration and that the budget materials shown to the council included an increased senior and disabled exemption to $200,000.

To offset an estimated $2,000,000 reduction in general-fund property-tax revenue under the no-new-revenue rate, staff proposed $2,000,000 of cuts and reallocations. The recommended changes included removing Phase…