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Austin City Council adopts $51.57 million 2026 budget, sets $10.535 million tax levy
Summary
The Austin City Council approved a $51,571,292 budget for 2026 and set a tax levy of $10,535,000, funding from local government aid, the levy and other revenues; both resolutions passed by recorded votes of 6-0.
The Austin City Council on a unanimous vote approved the 2026 tax levy and the city’s 2026 operating budget.
Finance Director Emily Burns told the council that during the Truth in Taxation hearing on Dec. 3 a proposed tax levy of $10,535,000 was presented for 2026 and that the total city budget for 2026 is $51,571,292. "At the hearing, a tax levy totaling 10,535,000 was presented for 2026," Burns said. She said the budget is funded by local government aid, the levy and other revenues.
The levy resolution and the budget resolution were each moved, seconded and adopted by a recorded roll-call vote of 6-0.
Why it matters: the tax levy establishes the amount the city will collect through property taxation for 2026 and, together with state aid and other revenues, funds services and capital projects the council approved in the budget.
What the council recorded: The resolutions were presented as formal actions during the petitions and requests portion of the agenda; the council approved the levy before adopting the budget, both of which Burns presented in the same sequence. No amendments or tabling actions were recorded.
Details and next steps: Burns said the budget totals $51,571,292 and is funded by local government aid, the tax levy and other revenue sources. The council did not request further amendments during the meeting; the measures were adopted by resolution and will take effect per the council’s usual budget calendar.
