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September 17 , 2024
Honorable Mayor and City Council,

I am pleased to present the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which balances
revenues and expenditures while maintaining optimal city services in a transitional year.
The budget reflects our commitment to delivering world-class service to our residents and
taking care of our greatest asset, our employees.

Fiscal Year 2024 saw challenging yet rewarding times as the city dealt with a budget
deficit but continued to focus on maintaining the level of service residents expect while
expanding programs and development. Thanks to your support, we are one step closer
to becoming a top-five destination and delivering attainable housing opportunities for all
in the downtown area and beyond. But this is only the beginning; FY 2024 brought us
many more achievements, including:

• Being named the #4 safest major city by the FBI and #1 safest city in the Dallas-
Fort Worth area by WalletHub
• Welcoming 40,000+ guests at Main Street Fest and 150,000+ at Prairie Lights
• Hosting thousands of out-of-town visitors and Staycationers at EpicCentral’s
entertainment destination, including hundreds for the Solar Eclipse Watch Party
• Opening Andretti Indoor Karting and Games and Bass Pro Shops
• Announcing a Topgolf development in the Hwy 161 corridor
• Celebrating the ribbon cutting for the Grand Prairie Events & Convention Center
and Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites
• Hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and second Major League Cricket season
• Completing road expansion projects to improve transportation throughout the city
• Kicking off a disparity study to improve equality and transparency in citywide
contracting practices
• Soft launching the city’s Hispanic Marketing initiative
• Holding the Turner, Tyre, and Mi Familia Park ribbon cuttings
• Annexing the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction located south of US 287 in Ellis County
• Receiving the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of
Excellence in Financial Reporting award
• Selected as a National League of Cities (NLC) Centennial Roadshow Tour official
stop
• Designating Juneteenth and Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Holidays
• Launching the Grand Prairie Proud initiative, fostering comradery among city
employees

The adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2025 totals $540 million. We are transitioning to a
more conservative approach to ensure the city has all the resources needed to function
efficiently and effectively as we move forward.

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