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Finance staff outlines budget orientation and $404 million capital-improvement program
Summary
Interim finance director presented an overview of Brownsville’s budget process, FY25 projections showing a projected $4 million surplus, and a capital improvement plan totaling roughly $404 million with about 31% grant funding; commissioners asked for continued data on priorities and road projects.
Interim Finance Director Steven Aliso Muse gave the commission a budget orientation on July 1 that covered state statutes affecting local budgets, the city’s budget process and assumptions, FY25 revenue and expenditure projections, and the current capital improvement plan (CIP).
Aliso Muse reviewed Senate Bill 2 (the 2019 property-tax revenue cap) and House Bill 19 (a debt-cap proposal discussed during the recent legislative session that did not pass). He told commissioners the city is projecting about $144 million in…
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