Title
Consideration of and action on an ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Budget for the City of Deer Park.
Body
Summary:
City staff began working on development of the FY 2026-2027 Budget during the early spring of 2026 when each department was asked to begin planning for the new fiscal year including consideration of cost cutting measures. A budget workshop was held on June 22, 2026 to assist in the preparation of the proposed budget. A public hearing on the proposed budget was held on August 4, 2026. It is now time for Council to consider action on the final FY 2026-2027 Budget, which includes several changes from the Proposed FY 2026-2027 Budget presented to Council on July 14, 2026. These proposed changes are itemized on the attached Explanation of Changes.
With these changes, the final proposed budgeted expenditure totals by fund are as follows:
General Fund - $62,086,492
Water & Sewer Fund - $21,033,170
Debt Service Fund - $10,764,593
Special Revenue Fund - $1,687,088
Capital Improvements Fund - $6,435,028
Asset Replacement Fund - $1,051,132
Storm Water Utility Fund - $780,451
Golf Course Lease Fund - $634,040
Dow Active Complex - $2,503,004
TOTAL ALL FUNDS - $106,974,998
Note: The FY 2026-2027 budgets for the Crime Control and Prevention District ("CCPD"), the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District ("FCPEMSD"), and the Deer Park Community Development Corporation ("DPCDC") were adopted pursuant to applicable laws and are in addition to the amounts above. These budgets, which are included in the City's budget as "component units", reflect total expenditures as follows:
CCPD - $2,190,353
FCPEMSD - $2,551,795
DPCDC - $6,881,332
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Take a record vote to approve the ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Budget for the City of Deer Park. (Note: the vote to adopt the budget must be a record vote pursuant to Local Government Code, Chapter 102, Section 102.007).