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Georgetown officials work to develop budget Georgetown city staff presented a draft of the fiscal year 2024-25 budget and Capital Improve- ment Plan during a July 9 City Council workshop. In the proposal, expenditures outpace fore- casted revenues in the general fund. The overview The city is projecting revenues of $108.31 mil- lion, which is a 9.7% increase over the prior year, while expenditures are projected to increase by 5.3%, or $5.59 million, to $111.73 million, according to city budget documents. This projected $3.42 million shortfall would negatively impact the city’s fund balance for the general fund, bringing it from $32.23 million at the end of FY 2023-24 to $28.82 million at the end of FY 2024-25. The general fund is just one of Georgetown’s nearly 20 funds. Other funds include the electric
County approves 3% increase for officials Williamson County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for elected officials during its
Keeping up with demand Across the city’s various funds, the proposed budget includes 39 new positions.
3 joint services fund 2 information technology fund 1 stormwater fund
21 water fund 8 electric fund 4 general fund
July 23 meeting. The big picture
SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWN/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Commissioners also discussed the broader compensation package for the 1,904 county employees that will be submitted during the 2025 budget proposal. Director of Human Resources Rebecca Clemons said the proposed compensation package recommends a 3% COLA and a 3% merit-based increase for county employees, a 3% COLA increase for elected county officials, and a 4% merit increase for small offices with four or fewer staff members. If approved, this would increase the county’s 2024-25 budget by $1 million.
fund, the water fund, the street maintenance fund and the debt service fund. The approach According to city documents, identified pressure points within the budget include cost escalation of capital projects, moderate continued growth, water service expansions, maintaining core ser- vices, customer service, street light maintenance and the 311-like system implementation. The final approval of the FY 2024-25 budget and tax rate is scheduled for Sept. 10.
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Commissioners vote to increase DA pay Williamson County Commissioners Court voted to approve the pay supplements for each district judge and the district attorney at its July 30 meeting. What happened During the meeting, County Judge Bill Gravell moved to adjust the supplemental pay figure for District Attorney Shawn Dick from $18,000 to $52,000. His proposal, which went on to pass in a 3-2 vote, kept the $18,000 figure for district judges. This amendment sparked a debate among the commissioners on whether it is the county’s responsibility or the state’s to add funding to the district attorney’s salary. Gravell said he made the motion because commissioners need to make county salaries attractive to top talent.
Water usage
Current rate
Proposed rate with differential pricing
Proposed rate with 11.75% increase
Tier 1
0-7,000 gallons
$2.30 per gallon
$2.30 per gallon
$2.55 per gallon
Tier 2 7,001-15,000 gallons
$3.45 per gallon
$3.45 per gallon
$3.85 per gallon
Tier 3 15,001-25,000 gallons $6.05 per gallon
$6.05 per gallon
$6.75 per gallon
Tier 4 25,001+ gallons
$10.60 per gallon
$12.10 per gallon
$13.50 per gallon
SOURCE: CITY OF GEORGETOWN/COMMUNITY IMPACT
City considers raising rates for high water users As part of officials’ efforts to balance the rising cost of essential services with rapid growth and sharply rising demand, Georgetown staff pre- sented an update on a water and sewer rate study during the July 23 City Council workshop. The gist Matthew Garrett, Georgetown’s NewGen
management rate consultant, said the study shows base revenues for water are not keeping up with the fixed cost of service. To ease these issues, the study suggests chang- ing the rate for top-tier residential customers who use 25,001 gallons or more per month. Currently, the city’s rate design has an increase of 75% between the next highest tier and the fourth tier, which is the highest tier. The proposal would have that go up to a 100% differential. Effectively, this means the fourth tier would pay double that of the third tier, Garrett said. These changes are on top of a 11.75% increase to the base water rate effective Oct. 1.
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