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Weatherford presents FY 2026 budget proposing $77.5 million in revenues; council accepts tax-rate notice
Summary
City staff presented the FY 2026 proposed budget showing $77.5 million in combined revenues, a marginal general-fund surplus and plans to add three firefighters; council accepted publication of truth-in-taxation notices and set steps toward proposing a tax rate in August and public hearings in September.
Weatherford city officials presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget on Aug. 12 and the council accepted staff’s notice of calculated tax rates required under Texas’ truth-in-taxation process.
Bob Brooks, who presented the financial plan, said the city’s combined revenues across all funds are projected at $77,500,000 with total expenditures of $75,600,000, producing a modest surplus overall. He told the council the general fund projects $55,800,000 in revenues and $55,700,000 in expenditures, yielding a marginal general-fund surplus of $47,000 and maintaining more than 120 days of operational…
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