Page 61 - CITY OF WATAUGA, TEXAS ANNUAL BUDGET PORTRAIT

HUMAN RESOURCES

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHANGES

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Compared to Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget

DESCRIPTION CATEGORY ONE-TIME ON-GOING CHANGE EXPLANATION

CHANGES:
Personnel Personnel Services $20,600 Benefits, retention, COLA/merit/comp & TMRS adjustments
Personnel Personnel Services $5,700 Promotion - Coordinator to Generalist
Awards/Recognitions Supplies $400 Employee milestone service awards adjustment
Communications Contractual/Sundry ($980) Policy adjustment
Advertising Contractual/Sundry ($100) Employee referral program & Neogov software adjustments
Dues & Subscriptions Contractual/Sundry $110 Dues increases
Training Contractual/Sundry ($400) Training needs adjustment
Training Contractual/Sundry $2,700 Approved New Request NT Leadership training
Employee Engagement Contractual/Sundry $14,500 Adjustments based on new events and needs
Employee Tuition Reimbursement Contractual/Sundry ($2,300) Increase in reimbursement requests
Contractual Services Contractual/Sundry $800 Estimated costs adjustments
Contractual Services Contractual/Sundry $20,000 Compensation Study
Contractual Services Contractual/Sundry $32,000 TXOT ADA transition plan
Contractual Services Contractual/Sundry $3,000 Finpath financial wellness plan
Pre-employment Expense Contractual/Sundry ($3,000) Estimated needs & costs adjustment

REALLOCATIONS:
Software Maintenance Maintenance ($300) Consolidation of Adobe subscription; moved to IT budget

TOTALS: $52,400 $40,330

$92,730 NET INCREASE/DECREASE

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