July 31, 2026 - FY 2027 Budget Workshop

City of Commerce — Budget Workshop (City staff presentation to mayor and council) · July 31, 2026

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Executive summary: proposed FY27 budget, priorities and principles

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Staff member (presenter) opened the workshop with a high-level executive summary of the proposed fiscal 2027 budget: balanced primary-government budget (~$17.2M) with general fund revenues a little over $9.0M, utility fund ~$7.9M, and a new street maintenance fund expected to generate about $250,000 annually. Staff emphasized three guiding principles—service, stewardship of community funds, and trust—and listed council priorities (street maintenance, a business corridor/ tax increment zone, grant pursuit, staff compensation, youth sports). Staff also warned the printed budget book contains out

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City of Commerce staff presented a balanced proposed fiscal 2027 budget that would keep the tax rate at 0.8306 while shifting revenue from debt service into operations, fund an $8 million wastewater rehabilitation with a modest utility rate increase, expand street maintenance operations, adopt a new compensation plan for all city staff and transfer responsibility for youth recreation from a nonprofit to the city. Council and staff discussed department-level budgets, grant prospects and a forthcoming Sabine River raw-water contract renewal.

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