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Conroe council reviews FY2026 budget, directs staff to model pay scenarios after months of hiring freezes
Summary
At a July 10 budget workshop, Conroe city staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 operating and CIP budgets and council members pressed for options to raise employee pay — including COLA and step proposals — directing staff to return with modeled scenarios and multi‑year projections.
Mayor and council members met July 10 in Conroe for a public budget workshop to review the proposed fiscal year 2026 operating and capital improvement program (CIP) budgets and to press city staff for options to increase employee pay.
Finance staff presented an overview of the proposed FY2026 operating budget and related estimates. Finance director Ms. Gibbs said the city’s total gross revenue proposed for FY2026 is $362,000,007 (presented in the workshop slides) and that the general fund gross revenue budget is $136,000,008 with proposed general fund expenditures of $130,000,006 — a difference the presentation listed as roughly $6,000,002 and an estimated fund balance of about $82,000,005 at year end.
Why it matters: Council members said employee pay is a high priority after three years of hiring freezes and continued recruitment pressure from neighboring jurisdictions. Councilwoman Porter told colleagues she “cannot in good conscience sit here without thinking about employees” and asked staff to produce scenarios for possible compensation…
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