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Budget Timeline

The Budget Cycle

The City’s fiscal year runs from October 1 through
September 30.

According to the City Charter, the City Manager must
present the Council with the proposed budget no
later than the fifteenth day of August (Article IV,
§4.02). The proposed budget must also be filed with
the City Secretary at that time.

Included in this section is the budget calendar
followed for this year's budget cycle.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Budget Calendar

October 1, 2025
Start of the new Fiscal Year 2025-2026, Implementation of the Budget
March 4, 2026
Staff Operating Budget Kick-off
April 17, 2026
Completed Budgets, Line Item Detail, and Supplemental Requests due to Budget Office
April 27-May 13, 2026
Budget Office Department Meetings
July 24, 2026
July Certified Tax Roll from Tarrant Appraisal District
July 28, 2026
City Council Meeting: Submission of the appraisal roll (Tax Code §26.04)
July 31, 2026
Budget filed with City Secretary and submitted to City Council
(Charter §4.02, Local Government Code §102.005)
August 6, 2026
Council Budget Work Session
August 11, 2026
City Council Meeting:
(1) Call Public Hearing on Proposed Budget (Local Government Code §102.006)
(2) Consider a proposed tax rate and set the public hearing on the proposed tax rate, if required
August 21, 2026
Publish Notice of Budget & Tax Rate Public Hearing(s)
(Local Government Code §102.0065, Tax Code §26.061)
September 8, 2026
City Council Meeting:
(1) Public Hearing on Budget & Tax Rate (Local Government Code §102.006, Tax Code §26.06)
(2) Adopt Budget & Tax Rate (Local Government Code §102.007, Tax Code §26.06)
October 1, 2026
Start of the new Fiscal Year 2026-2027, Implementation of the Budget

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