BY MARK FADDEN, CODY THORN & JACOB VAUGHN
Roanoke, Denton County o cials agree to free library services The Roanoke City Council unanimously approved an interlocal agreement between the public library and Denton County to provide free services to all residents at its Oct. 8 meeting. The library will receive $19,300 from the county this year, according to city
Budget breakdown Keller City Council passed a $114.7 million operating budget that includes funding for several city departments.
1 General fund: $50.2M 2 Water and wastewater fund: $31.6M 3 Other: $8.8M 4 Development Corp. fund: $4.9M 5 Self-insurance fund: $4.7M
6 Debt service: $3.5M 7 Keller Pointe fund: $3.3M 8 Crime Control and Prevention District fund: $3M 6 Streets and sidewalk fund: $2.9M 10 Drainage utility fund: $1.8M
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Keller 2024 25 FY budget rises by 13% for projects The Keller City Council approved a lower tax rate for the seventh consecutive year and approved the scal year 2024-25 budget during the Sept. 17 meeting. Sports Park, pavement markings and sidewalk improvements.
A small portion of Denton County’s tax revenue is set aside to fund the Denton County Library Advisory Board, according to an emailed statement from Roanoke city o cials. This money is then distributed across member municipalities, according to their service population. There is an additional $10,000 set aside to help fund smaller libraries, including in Roanoke, according to city documents. Stay tuned It hasn’t been determined yet what speci c projects these dollars will fund, but the release states they will likely go toward several of the Roanoke Public Library’s o erings. What else? This is the second year in a row that the city has entered an interlocal agreement with Denton County. Last year, the Roanoke Public Library received $19,000.
Rector said by taking away the one-time expen- ditures, the budget shows a $1.7 million, or 4%, increase from scal year 2023-24. The general fund budget is $50.2 million, while the water and wastewater fund is $31.6 million, making up more than half of the total operating budget. Zooming out The average home in Keller has a taxable value of $471,929 and the average home tax levy bill is $1,373.88, according to the presentation. The average home will save one cent next scal year on the city tax bill, Rector said. Mayor Armin Mizani said in the Aug. 20 meeting that the mitigated tax savings for residents com- pared to scal year 2013-14, the city’s highest tax year, is about $1,200 due to the homestead exemp- tion going from 1% 10 years ago to 20% this year.
Council voted for a maximum rate of $0.29112 per $100 valuation, which is a reduction of a little more than 2 cents from the scal year 2023-24 rate, during the Aug. 20 council meeting. It is the seventh year in a row the city tax levy has decreased and the sixth year in a row the aver- age tax bill has decreased, Interim City Manager Aaron Rector said. Rector added the levy is the lowest for the city
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The tax rate will help fund the projected budget for FY 2024-25, which is $114.7 million, according to Rector. The budget is 13% higher than last year, but Rector said that includes $18.3 million in projects such as South Elm Street reconstruction, Keller
City of Fort Worth o cials name Aubry Insco as inaugural 911 administrator
• Emergency communications manager for the City of Grand Prairie • Chair of the Tarrant County 911 Emergency Assistance District Board of Managers Quote of note “[Insco’s] leadership is crucial as we transition the EMS system to the city and continue discus- sions on the best way to streamline and consoli- date communications and dispatch functions ...” Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington said.
Fort Worth o cials announced Aubry Insco as the new 911 communications administrator Oct. 4. The move comes after Fort Worth City Council voted to dissolve MedStar, the ambulance provider that served the city for 38 years, and move its services to the Fort Worth Fire Department. The details Insco has more than 25 years of experience in 911 and emergency communications according to a city news release, including:
Aubry Insco brings more than 25 years of experience in 911 and emergency communications to her new role.
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