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San Diego council reallocates funds to boost utilities, sets tax-rate hearing for Aug. 19
Summary
City Council approved several budget line-item moves — including a $10,000 transfer into utilities and a $5,000 shift into abatement/code enforcement — adopted an appropriations ordinance for FY2024–25 and set a public hearing on a maximum proposed tax rate for Aug. 19.
The City Council of San Diego, Texas, on Aug. 8 approved multiple amendments to the proposed 2024–25 budget, moving money among departmental line items to cover higher utility costs and increasing funding for code enforcement.
At the start of the budget hearing, council members discussed raising the utilities electricity line to $40,000–$45,000 after reviewing projected usage and staffing needs. Councilors voted to reallocate $10,000 into utilities by deducting $2,000 each from several departmental lines (animal control, equipment and supplies, police equipment, fuel and salaries). The motion passed by voice vote.
Council also moved money to create a short-term intern line and approved shifting $3,000 from the municipal building/city hall fund into the deputy city clerk line to fund the position. Separately, the council reduced the municipal building/community center maintenance allocation from $14,000 to $9,000 and shifted $5,000 into the abatement/code-enforcement line, raising that fund to $10,000. Alderman Billinger said the added abatement funds were intended to make the city’s enforcement efforts more effective and to cover initial contractor costs for serious code violations.
The council took record action on an ordinance (identified in the meeting as Ordinance No. 2024-238) appropriating funds for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2024, and ending Sept. 30, 2025; the motion was recorded and carried during the meeting.
On tax matters, the council adopted Resolution No. 2024-204 establishing a maximum proposed ad valorem tax rate of 0.343907983 per $100 of taxable value and set a public hearing to consider the tax rate on Aug. 19, 2024. The resolution was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Next steps: the council will hold the Aug. 19 public hearing on the tax rate. Any further budget adjustments must be made before the statutory adoption deadline identified during the meeting.
