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Rowlett posts fiscal-year surplus as finance director recommends strategic carryovers
Summary
Finance Director Wendy Badgett told the City Council that Rowlett closed FY2025 with roughly $157 million in revenues and $145 million in expenses, producing a general-fund surplus driven largely by property-tax collections and higher interest earnings; staff recommended rolling some savings into the FY2026 budget.
Rowlett closed fiscal year 2025 with stronger-than-expected results, Finance Director Wendy Badgett told the City Council on Jan. 6.
"Overall, the city earned or received 157,000,000 for fiscal year 20 25," Badgett said during a presentation that summarized revenues, expenditures and fund balances. She reported the city's general fund finished the year about $5.7 million above the revised budget, with property taxes accounting for roughly $43 million of revenue and nearly 60% of the general fund's…
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