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Bay City manager presents proposed fiscal 2026 budget, recommends one-cent property tax reduction
Summary
City Manager Scotty presented a proposed fiscal 2026 budget that would lower the property tax rate by roughly one cent, keep most operations steady, fund limited staffing increases and set public hearing and rate-review dates.
City Manager Scotty presented the City of Bay City’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget at a council meeting, recommending a proposed property tax rate of 0.55772 — about one penny lower than the current 0.56916 rate — and a schedule of follow-up hearings and workshops before final adoption.
The proposal, described at length by Scotty, would hold overall citywide spending near current levels while allocating money for a modest staffing increase in planning and development, maintaining merit and market-adjustment pools for employee compensation, and budgeting capital and utility projects. Scotty said council would set a desired tax rate at an Aug. 26 workshop and hold public hearings before adopting the budget in September.
Why it matters: the budget frames revenue and spending priorities for city services, capital projects and utilities and affects property owners and ratepayers. The presentation included projected fund balances, planned capital spending funded by grants and reserves, and a discussion of debt service tied to long-term loans from the Texas Water Development Board.
The manager told the council the proposed property tax rate is 0.55772 and described the calculation components: a debt…
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