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Austin Fiscal Year 2027 Budget News Conference

City of Austin City Manager's Office ยท July 16, 2026

City Manager's office stafffielded questions about the proposed FY2027 budget, explaining a $6 million increase for HSO (split $2M general fund, $4M housing trust fund), rationale for using a 3.5% tax-rate baseline, anticipated savings from a shared-services effort (1ATS), and a $24 million net increase in the police budget largely driven by contractual wage increases.

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