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$6,401,335 for fiscal year 2025-2026. The fiscal year 2025-2026 adopted budget
includes a 5% employer and employee rate increase to the cost of health benefits
provided to employees. In an effort to control cost, the city is evaluating plan designs
changes and other reasonable options.

Program and Staffing Levels

The city of Burleson currently has 484.79 authorized full-time equivalent (FTE) staff
members allocated among the various operating departments. The adopted budget
recommends an increase of 7.0 full-time positions, 2.0 part-time positions, and 2.0
seasonal positions. The adopted budget recommends the following staffing additions

and changes to occur October 2025 with the Police and Fire positions budgeted to be
effective in January 2026:
Department Adopted Staffing Positions FTE
GF Fire Arson investigator / Fire Inspector 1.0
GF Parks and Recreation Seasonal Drainage Worker 0.5
Firefighters to staff a 4th
GF Fire Ambulance 3.0
GF Police Police Officer 1.0
PPF Recreation Aquatic Maintenance Specialist 1.0
PPF Athletic Fields Athletic Field Attendant 0.5
PPF Parks Urban Forester 1.0
Golf Course Maintenance Seasonal Groundskeeper 0.5
Golf Course Club House & Pro Shop Cart Barn Attendant, Part Time 0.5
Total FTE 9.0

Economic Development

Upcoming Development
• Barnes and Noble Bookstore
• Sprouts Market
• Profit trade school, Craftmasters to close on 54-acre site at Hooper Business Park
• 2 new-to-market retail/restaurant businesses will open in Old Town
• Three new-to-market retail/restaurant businesses will open at the Wilshire and
Summercrest intersection
• New master planned community on the western side of the community bringing
new jobs, commercial activity and residences over the next 20 years.

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