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STAFF REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

MEETING DATE: AUGUST 27, 2025

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEM IV.D.1.

SUBJECT
Discuss and hold a Roll Call Vote to take action on Ordinance #787 of the City of Kennedale, Texas, adopting the
budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026; appropriating resources for
each department, project, operation, activity, purchase, account and other expenditures; providing for emergency
expenditures and expenditures as allowed by applicable state law; providing for the filing and posting of the budget as
required by state law; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.

ORIGINATED BY
Jonathan Horton, Finance Director

SUMMARY
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Changes made in budget amounts since the August 5 workshop are listed, by fund, below:
General Fund (01): Property tax revenue is based on a rate of $0.696190/$100

• Mayor and Council: Increase of Special Events by $1K
• Court: Adjustment of expenditure allocation. Total remains the same.
• Finance:
o $4K reduction in total expenditure achieved by reducing Office Supplies, Office Equipment,
Dues/Publications, Training, Travel, and Fees.
o Increase of $3,100 to cover increase of collection fees from Tarrant County. The County’s cost is
increasing to $1.07/account for the next three years.
• Fire: $17,650 reduction in total expenditure achieved by reducing Building Maintenance, Life Safety
Equipment, Uniforms, Cleaning Supplies, General Office Supplies, Printed Supplies, Postage, and
Expendable Supplies.
• Senior Center: Reduction of Expendable Supplies of $1K
• Library: Reduction of $11,500 across the Processing Supplies, Office Equipment, and Special Services
accounts due to moving RFID project to FY25. This shift will decrease facility downtime by using a previously
scheduled facility closure for part of the implementation.
• Communications: Reduction of $3,500 across Expendable Supplies, Office Equipment, and Special Events
accounts
• Public Works:
o Reduction of Park Maintenance and Sonora and Rodgers Farm Park accounts by $2,500/each
o Training reduced to $7K
o Special services reduced to $193K
o Travel reduced to $2,500
• Non-Departmental: $80,000 reduction in the Capital Replacement Fund transfer due to removal of PD patrol
vehicle.
Municipal Court Building Security and Technology Fund (19)

• Per House Bill 1950, this new fund was created and the budgets modified for Funds 12 (Court Security) and
16 (Court Technology) accordingly.

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