Title
Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the City of League City, Texas, Governmental, Proprietary, and Capital Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 by amending Ordinance No. 2025-31 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Assistant City Manager - CFO)
Staff requests approval on first and final reading.
Taxpayer Impact Statement Required per H.B. 1522 effective September 1, 2025
2024 Adopted Tax Rate $0.369 with average homestead taxable value of $351,138 equals tax of $1,295.70
2025 No-New-Revenue Tax Rate $0.36355 with average homestead taxable value of $362,634 equals tax of $1,318.36
2025 Proposed Tax Rate $0.36355 with average homestead taxable value of $362,634 equals tax of $1,318.36
Background
The proposed ordinance requests a net increase of $455,192 to the General Fund, a net increase of $193,220 to the Utility Fund, an increase of $430,757 to the Asset Forfeiture Fund, an increase of $246,023 to the Technology Fund, and the addition of League City Signal Improvements project to the capital budget.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY2026 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for the following:
General Fund
Compensation Increases ($1,753,079): $1,753,079 budgeted in General Fund Non-Departmental and then reallocated to each department based on actual merit, market adjustments, and cost-of-living increases. This is NOT an increase to the fund budget but a transfer from General Fund Non-Departmental to each department as allocated in the January 2026 merit implementation. See Exhibit A of the ordinance for the allocation to each department.
Police ($135,369): budget increase of $135,369 to purchase equipment for digital forensics lab. This item was previously approved by council on January 27, 2026, agenda item 6D. These expenses are 100% offset by the DJ-Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program awarded on September 29, 2025.
Utility Fund
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