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Amarillo manager presents $569.6 million proposed budget, highlights public safety pay and capital priorities
Summary
City manager and finance staff presented the proposed fiscal 2025–26 budget totaling $569,600,000, emphasizing public safety pay increases, capital projects including wastewater design grants, and a process to vet council change requests after the workshop.
City Manager presented the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget as a $569,600,000 plan that “funds more than 250 programs and services, supports nearly 2,400 full time employees,” and frames the document as a blueprint to turn the council’s priorities into action. Chief Financial Officer Laura Storrs said the workshop is intended for high‑level review and that council change ideas will be modeled and returned after staff runs numbers.
The proposal includes pay proposals aimed at public safety and staff retention: Storrs outlined “a 5% raise for our sworn police officers and 4 percent for our sworn firefighters,” and…
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