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Mansfield staff previews FY 2025–26 budget, flags uncertainty from protested property values
Summary
City staff presented a FY 2025–26 budget update, outlining about 38 new positions (~$4.1M) and roughly $2M in capital requests, highlighted a sales‑tax uptick and said nearly $3.8B in protested property value leaves about a 30% uncertainty until Johnson County certifies values.
City staff presented an update on the draft fiscal‑year 2025–26 budget at the Mansfield City Council’s July 14 work session, saying the document will include personnel requests, capital needs and a public‑safety package while some numbers remain tentative until appraisal updates arrive.
The staff presentation said the general fund budget currently includes roughly 38 additional positions, representing about $4,100,000 in personnel costs, and capital requests across funds of nearly $2,000,000. Staff noted a $3,000,000 placeholder for capital and said the city currently shows a small capital shortfall that will be refined when Johnson County certifies local property values.
“We have almost $3,800,000,000 in protested value,” the presenter said, citing protests that translate to about $24,000,000 in assessed value. The staff presentation said the draft budget is accounting for roughly 70% of that protested value and that council will receive certified rolls in about two weeks, which could narrow the uncertainty.
Staff also said sales‑tax receipts improved since the last report, running about 9%–10% year over year for the period discussed and prompting a modest upward revision to end‑of‑year projections. Council members asked for details on timing and reiterated the city charter and public process that will guide final adoption in August.
On public safety, staff outlined police department requests that include one dispatcher, five patrol officers, a K‑9 officer and a mental‑health liaison; the positions were described as costing just under $900,000 in the current draft before any step‑pay adjustments. Capital requests tied to new patrol positions include five new patrol vehicles. For the fire department, staff listed multiple positions including a proposed community paramedic, which staff said would be filled from an existing unfilled FY25 position and described the fire package as just over $1,000,000 before pay adjustments.
The council is scheduled to receive a preliminary balanced budget that staff said will be presented in late July and finalized in August after the certified values arrive.
