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City Manager’s

Budget Message

July 30, 2021

To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council:

The proposed budget has been developed over the last several months with the input of
the city council and community. It is designed to meet the challenges faced by the
organization and accomplish the goals outlined in the City of Burleson's Strategic Plan.

The FY 2021-22 Proposed Budget has also been developed in the context of a five-year
financial plan. The purpose of this approach is to ensure that decisions made today are
financially sustainable in the future. To that end, the budget has been developed to match
recurring revenues and recurring expenses in FY 2021-22.

This memo provides detailed information on the budget focus areas, proposed new
positions and other service enhancements. Highlighted below are some of the biggest
takeaways from this year’s proposed budget.

Takeaways

1. Lower tax rate
The proposed tax rate of $0.6859 is $0.0252 lower than last year’s rate of $0.7111
2. First homestead exemption
The proposed budget recommends adding a one percent homestead exemption in
FY 2023, which will be increased one percent each year thereafter to continue to
offer our resident’s a way to decrease their property tax bill.
3. Street Improvements
The Capital Improvement Program proposes $8.93 million in street improvements
over the coming year.
4. Public Safety Enhancements
The budget recommends the addition of six (6) new police officers and seven (7) new
fire personnel.
5. Utilities
No rate increases are proposed for this fiscal year.

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