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Levelland reviews FY24-25 budget priorities as staff flags capital and broadband needs
Summary
City staff presented a draft FY2024–25 budget that assumes a tax rate near last year’s level, lists about $2.8 million in capital requests (including a $1.8M ladder truck), and highlights public-safety technology upgrades and broadband gaps that could affect service delivery.
Levelland city officials reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2024–25 budget at a workshop, with staff laying out revenue assumptions, capital requests and several operational pressures that will shape the coming year.
Staff said the city is still awaiting final county figures but is planning under the assumption that the coming tax rate will be similar to last year’s. Andre, who presented the memo and schedule for follow-up budget sessions, told the council staff would ask the body to set a tax-rate ceiling at an upcoming meeting as a procedural step to keep options open while final numbers arrive.
The capital request list totals roughly $2.8 million, staff said, with about $1.8 million of that earmarked for a ladder truck. Council members and staff discussed other proposed equipment and facility investments across departments, including dispatch consoles, new patrol and animal-control vehicles and a proposed storage building for downtown decorations and supplies.
Public-safety technology also drew sustained attention. Staff said the city’s…
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