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Judge files proposed FY2025 budget; no tax-rate increase proposed
Summary
The county judge presented a proposed FY2025 baseline budget that raises $2.59 million more in property taxes compared with last year (largely from new property), while proposing a small overall decrease in the tax rate to 0.279238 per $100; the proposal is for discussion and will be considered during upcoming budget workshops.
The Parker County judge presented a proposed FY2025 budget baseline and explained the document is a required filing and not an adopted budget. The judge said the proposed budget would raise $2,590,968 more in property taxes than last year but that most of the increase is revenue from new property added to the tax roll.
Key figures read aloud by the judge included a proposed total tax rate of 0.279238 per $100 valuation (down from the current rate cited as 0.287098). The judge and county staff explained that the proposed general-fund maintenance-and-operations (M&O) rate would fall to approximately 0.165262 and that debt-service and road/bridge fund rates were adjusted to reflect revenue needs and new property values. The judge emphasized the proposal does not adopt rates and that the court will continue workshops and public hearings.
Commissioners urged clarity to the public that the proposal is a baseline for discussion; staff confirmed statutory filing requirements and said a detailed workshop will follow. The judge invited public attendance and asked commissioners to bring follow-up questions to the next meeting.
