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Council reviews FY25–26 budget follow-ups, including cemetery road repair options and employee pay question
Summary
In a budget hearing, staff presented options to repair cemetery roads (costs ranging $95,000–$287,000), outlined the fiscal impact of giving every employee at least $1/hour on top of a 4.5% across‑the‑board adjustment, and deferred final decisions pending further analysis and a pavement-management study.
City staff presented follow-up information during the first public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025–26 budget, highlighting two topics council asked to revisit: a citywide pay adjustment and repair options for roadways in the Lockhart City Cemetery.
Finance and administrative staff explained the budget includes a 4.5% across-the-board wage adjustment. Staff said adding a minimum $1-per-hour increase for every employee on top of the 4.5% would cost approximately $130,000 in the general fund (bringing the combined general-fund…
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