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STAFF REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

MEETING DATE: AUGUST 5, 2025

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: WORK SESSION ITEM V.A.

SUBJECT
2026 City of Kennedale Budget

ORIGINATED BY
Jonathan Horton, Finance Director

SUMMARY
Program and personnel changes from FY25 are listed, by fund, below:
General Fund (01)

• Three percent pay increase for civilian staff (those not subject to the Public Safety Step Plan)
• City Administration Department
o Combination of City Manager’s Officer, City Secretary, and Human Resources Departments
o Temp employee to assist with digitizing our backlog of physical records
• Finance: Contracted Grant Specialist
• Library: RFID inventory/checkout system and Cameras
• Public Works:
o Project Manager position
o Additional street lights
o Concrete panel restoration
o Utility cut expenditure increase
o TCEQ compliance related expenditures
o Lift (to be split with EDC)
Stormwater (07)

• Channel cleaning

Water/Sewer (10)

• TCEQ compliance related expenses
• Looping of dead-end mains

Roadway Impact Fund (45)
• Hilltop Drive overlay

Capital Replacement Fund (05)

• Police: patrol vehicle
Municipal Court Building Security and Technology Fund (TBD)

• Combination of Court Security (12) and Court Technology (16) Funds.

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