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Harlingen staff present FY2025–26 budget; final tax rate pending county appraisal numbers
Summary
City staff presented a proposed FY2025–26 budget showing a projected $306,000 general fund surplus and an ending fund balance of about $30.5 million while saying the final property tax rate cannot be set until one appraisal figure is received from Cameron County.
City Manager Gabe and finance staff gave Harlingen commissioners an overview of the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025–26 on Oct. 26, presenting revenue and expenditure projections while noting the city is still awaiting one county appraisal figure needed to finalize the property tax rate.
Robert, a finance staff member presenting the slides, said certified totals were in and that the city’s beginning fund balance was about $33.3 million. He presented proposed general fund revenues of $67.58 million and expenditures of $67.27 million, leaving a roughly $306,000 surplus before fund-balance…
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