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Eagle Pass approves FY 2025–26 budget, ratifies tax rate and authorizes staff pay increases
Summary
The City Council adopted the FY 2025–26 budget, ratified a tax rate of 0.480052 per $100 of value (same rate as prior year) and approved a 3.5% across‑the‑board pay increase included in the budget. Council discussed personnel items including an unfilled assistant city manager position and changes to the city's pay plan.
The Eagle Pass City Council adopted the city’s FY 2025–26 budget, ratified the property tax rate and approved a 3.5% across‑the‑board compensation increase for city employees as part of the adopted budget package.
The adopted tax rate is 0.480052 per $100 of assessed value, split as 0.284257 for maintenance and operations and 0.195795 for interest and sinking (debt service). City staff told the council the tax rate is unchanged from the prior year. The council voted unanimously to adopt the budget and ratify the tax rate.
The budget presentation by finance staff showed a previously projected surplus of $399,237; incorporating the 3.5% across‑the‑board increase reduced the…
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