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Westminster holds property tax steady, adopts budget amendment and introduces FY27 budget
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Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2026‑02 amending the FY26 budget and introduced the FY27 budget (Ordinance 2026‑03). Officials said the property tax rate will remain unchanged and proposed water and sewer rates will rise 5.75% and 5% respectively; multiple capital projects including the Pure Water Westminster reuse facility were highlighted.
The Westminster Common Council voted to adopt a budget amendment for the current fiscal year and took the first-step introduction of the FY27 budget and tax-rate ordinance.
Director Rogers presented the recommended appropriations included in Ordinance 2026‑02 and asked the council to adopt the budget amendments to reflect adjustments made during the year. The council adopted Ordinance 2026‑02 by voice vote.
City staff then introduced Ordinance 2026‑03, the proposed FY27 operating and capital budget and tax-rate ordinance. City administrator (identified in the agenda as Miss Simals) framed the budget around the city’s strategic plan and said the city’s net assessable base increased by approximately $156,000,000 (about 6.4%) due largely to reassessment and new properties, including annexations. The presentation noted that Westminster will hold the real property tax rate steady — stated in the presentation as $0.56 per $100 of assessed value — for the fourteenth consecutive year.
Staff said water and sewer customers will see proposed rate increases (water +5.75%, sewer +5%), and highlighted capital priorities in the CIP: Wakefield Valley trail upgrades, Rock Park equipment and restroom construction, HVAC upgrades at City Hall and City Administration Building, pavement management, infiltration/inflow work at the sewer plant, and the Pure Water Westminster water reuse facility (presentation target: completion February 2027).
Director Rogers summarized the citywide proposed totals presented in the meeting: the proposed operating budget was described as $42,900,000 and the proposed capital budget was reported in the transcript as "26,400,000,000" (see audit note below regarding that figure). Staff said the FY27 budget will return to the council for adoption following additional meetings and a public hearing scheduled to begin May 11.
Council members praised staff work and financial stewardship; no substantive changes were made at the meeting. The council introduced Ordinance 2026‑03 (first reading) and set further consideration and public comment at future meetings.
