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College Station council approves $32.7 million first FY26 budget amendment
Summary
Council approved the first FY26 budget amendment, adding $32,714,163 in operating and capital items that raise the amended budget to $506,939,861, including encumbrance rollovers, equipment and capital projects tied to State Highway 6 utility relocation and cemetery and park projects.
Council approved, by unanimous vote on Jan. 8, the first amendment to the City of College Station’s FY26 budget, adding $32,714,163 and bringing the amended total to $506,939,861.
Finance staff outlined the amendment and interfund transfers. Operating additions include approximately $1.25 million in encumbrance rollovers from FY25, $135,000 in PEG funds for Channel 19 equipment, a $350,000 allocation for art‑center statue installation in Northgate, and a $600,000 deposit to TxDOT for tree replacement associated with the State Highway 6 project. Staff said $210,000 was added for an early fleet replacement in the electric fund and a vehicle for Fire Station No. 7 was also included so equipment would arrive before the station opens.
Capital additions include $1.5 million to replace failed variable frequency drives at the Dowling Road pump station; a $950,000 columbarium project paid from the Memorial Cemetery Fund; $4.0 million to cover cost increases for the State Highway 6 utility relocation project; $350,000 to finish the Lincoln Center project approved by voters in 2022; and $1.5 million for two synthetic field replacements at Veterans Park paid from hotel‑occupancy taxes. Staff described a number of interfund transfers to align funds with capital projects.
Mayor John P. Nichols opened the public hearing on the amendment, and no members of the public spoke. After staff confirmed there were no special statutory requirements beyond the hearing, the council moved, seconded and voted to adopt the ordinance reflecting the amended budget and the associated transfers; the motion carried unanimously.
Council members discussed the encumbrance roll process (money committed in prior years but not yet expended) and confirmed that some projects were being re‑ordered now to meet delivery lead times for vehicles and equipment.
