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Georgetown staff present $1.3 billion draft budget emphasizing infrastructure, public safety and reserves
Summary
City staff presented a draft fiscal 2026 city manager budget that totals about $1.3 billion, with more than half dedicated to capital projects, new staffing across utilities and public safety, and proposed rate and fee changes to support a growing city.
City staff on July (workshop date not specified) presented a draft budget for fiscal year 2026 that proposes roughly $1.3 billion in total spending and emphasizes large capital investments, public safety staffing and maintaining strong reserves.
The draft assigns more than $700 million — well over half of the total — to capital projects across multiple funds, officials said, while continuing a conservative approach to operating fund forecasting and reserves intended to protect the city’s strong credit profile.
The budget documents and a digital “ClearGov” workbook staff provided show the draft fund-level plan and detailed departmental line items. Staff said the city will file a proposed city manager budget in early August and hold public hearings and readings on the budget and tax rate in late August and early September.
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