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City of Mansfield Annual Budget and Service Program Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Table of Contents

water to the City’s water treatment facilities and the cost of treating the City’s sewer water.
The City is closely monitoring these rate increases that are being charged by Tarrant
Regional Water District and Trinity River Authority to the City for their capital improvement
programs. These rates may or may not increase depending upon the costs being passed
along to the City’s customers.

Current Economy, Future Economy

The City has increased service expectations as it has adjusted service programs to meet the
current demand. Department/Division heads have submitted and requested funding that
is well beyond the City’s ability to provide. To maintain existing services, the City has
carefully balanced future spending expectations with uncertainty in the national and global
economies, leading to a somewhat conservative approach in forecasting revenues and
expenditures. All the while, the City is seeing continued growth in the residential,
commercial, and industrial sectors of its economy, and employment percentages are
expected to remain healthy in the City. The overall economy of the State is stable, as Texas is
a leader in the exportation of goods around the world. The State of Texas and the North
Texas region are doing well, and the signatures of fundamental growth are present. The City
expects these trends to continue, barring any unforeseen economic calamity.
Growth expectations are based on projected population estimates by the City’s Planning
Department, which are included in the Mansfield 2040 Future Land Use Plan. Support for
these population projections is corroborated by the continued growth in the North/Central
Texas region.

The near-term financial trends present favorable operating conditions within the City, and
Management will continue to monitor the near-term trends as projections are based on
healthy economic conditions within the City. Measurement indices of fiscal policies will be
monitored by Management as well. Continued assessment of the economy will condition
Management’s actions and responses in adjusting the revenues and expenses of the City’s
primary activities.

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