Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Amarillo council adopts budget amendments after audit review; $13.5M excess rolled to reserves
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 8241 to amend the city’s 2024–25 general fund, following an audit update. Staff said general fund revenues exceeded budget by $14.3 million; proposed amendments total $5.4 million and council discussed rolling $13.5 million net excess into one‑time CIP funding after reserve rebalancing.
The Amarillo City Council adopted Ordinance 8241 Thursday on a motion and voice vote to approve budget amendments to the city’s 2024–25 legally adopted budget, Katrina Owens, interim chief financial officer, told the council.
Owens said the general fund’s revenues exceeded budget by about $14.3 million for the year and presented proposed amendments totaling roughly $5.4 million to reconcile departmental overages. She listed department-level requests including $241,000 for police, about $3.7 million driven primarily by overtime in fire, and additional sums for…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
