Bryan City presents first look at FY2026 proposed budget; public safety and conservative revenue forecasts drive spending

Catherine Tabscott, the city's chief financial officer, gave council its first look at the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget, describing conservative revenue assumptions and targeted spending priorities. "This is going to be your first look at the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget," Tabscott said as she opened the presentation.

Tabscott told council staff project a 0.6% decline in sales-tax revenue for the current fiscal year and adopted a conservative, flat assumption for FY26 at $30.8 million, while the five-year outlook includes gradual increases under a most-likely scenario. Taxable property values showed strong recent growth driven in part by a large annexation; staff estimated a working increase of about 7.5% for the coming year…