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Levelland City Council adopts FY2024–25 budget, sets tax rate at 0.535 and approves several contracts and appointments
Summary
Council adopted the FY2024–25 budget and ratified a property‑tax increase, approved Ordinance 1082 setting a 0.535 tax rate, and approved routine items including a TxDOT airport-maintenance agreement, a multi‑year Axon body‑camera contract, and an evaluation committee for a landfill construction bid.
The Levelland City Council voted to adopt the FY2024–25 budget, ratify that the budget raises more property-tax revenue than the previous year, and passed an ordinance setting the 2024–25 tax rate at 0.535 per $100 valuation.
City staff presented the budget as a roughly $9.9 million general-fund plan and summarized revenue sources; staff told the council the tax-rate recommendation "is 0.535," down from last year's approximately 0.54 rate but yielding more revenue because property values rose. Staff also said the rate would increase maintenance-and-operations revenue by about 2.95 and would raise taxes on a $100,000 home by approximately $15.76.
Actions taken by the council during the meeting included:
- Adopted Resolution 2024‑27…
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