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Brownsville commission adopts FY2026 budget, ratifies increase in property-tax revenue while keeping rate flat
Summary
The City Commission approved the FY2026 budget and formally ratified higher property-tax revenue tied to rising assessed values while keeping the tax rate unchanged; commissioners also approved related budget and funding priorities including wage adjustments and a $25,000 spay/neuter allocation for animal services.
Alan Gard, Brownsville’s deputy city manager and chief financial officer, presented a balanced FY2026 general fund budget at the Sept. 2 commission meeting and said it is based on the same tax rate as last year while producing more total property-tax revenue because of rising assessed values. “We have a balanced budget right now for 2026 based on the same tax rate as last year,” Gard said.
Gard told the commission the budget is organized around six pillars — economic development, planning and zoning, infrastructure, public safety, quality of life and governance — and includes a phased compensation plan to bring non‑sworn employees toward the 50th percentile of the market. The proposal would add…
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