Government
BY MARK FADDEN & CODY THORN
City of Fort Worth faces budget cuts for FY 2025-26 The city of Fort Worth is looking at a minimum 1% budget cut to the general fund for fiscal year 2025-26. The breakdown City Manager Jay Chapa went over the budget during the April 29 and May 13 meetings. The target general fund budget is $1.09 billion, an increase of $40.2 million, or 3.81%, from the FY 2024-25 budget to cover existing services, accord- ing to the presentation. Zooming in
City hires medical services director The first emergency medical services medical director has been chosen for the city of Fort Worth. Ahead of the transition of taking over EMS services July 1, the city hired Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis as the EMS medical director. He currently serves as the MedStar Medical Director and will be part of the transition of the services. The details Jarvis will make $270,000 annually as part of a 10-year contract, according to city documents. He is charged with providing medical direction and oversight, consultation, training, education, clinical quality assur- ance and improvement for the EMS System, according to city documents.
The general fund receives money from property taxes and other sources and provides public safety, public works and general government operations, according to the city website. The official budget has to be presented to council in August ahead of the fiscal year.
According to city documents, the 1% reduc- tion is to generate $7.6 million in savings. Chief Transformation Officer Christianne Simmons said the cuts would come from 22 different city departments.
Expenses vs. Revenues for city of Fort Worth's general fund Estimated revenues Estimated expenses $1.5B $1B $0.5B $0 2026 +3.60% +4.44% 2027 2028 2029 2030 +3.33% +3.27%
+3.07% +3.80%
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SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Keller passes zone-change ordinance for Rosebury Keller City Council approved a planned devel- opment zoning change off North Main Street and Johnson Road from commercial and single-fam- ily residential to planned development and mixed-use. Two-minute impact The change, implemented during council’s regular meeting May 6, will allow developers to move forward with the Rosebury development, which is slated to contain 21 single-family homes and two commercial buildings. “The reality is we’re at a point in the city that, ultimately, projects are going to be coming to City Council,” Mayor Armin Mizani said. “For the most part we are developed, [but] there are pockets where development can happen.”
Rosebury development
Existing development
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SOURCE: CITY OF KELLER/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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