Government
BY SARAH BRAGER
City Council passes $72.6M budget
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Council members also briey debated the funding on Aug. 18 for three capital project bonds before voting to place the proposals on the November ballot as written. These include: • $21.62 million for a new city campus, which would also house the public works department and include a variety of community spaces • $20 million for improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure • $6.5 million for a new city pool and pump house The city manager will also pursue design services for the municipal pool following council approval at the Aug. 18 meeting to negotiate a contract with a selected rm. The new scal year starts Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 30, 2026.
The Jersey Village City Council approved an 8.7% increase to the property tax rate Aug. 18, which is expected to generate just over $1 million in new revenue for the city. City Council adopted the scal year 2025-26 budget and ratied the proposed property tax rate increase during its regular meeting Aug. 18. The tax rate increase will generate approximately $1.05 million in additional city revenues compared to last scal year, according to city sta. The council adopted the proposed $72.6 million budget in a 4-1 vote, with council member Simon Hughes opposed. City Council then ratied the new property tax rate, $0.8146 per $100 home valuation, in a separate vote with the same split. City sta said they are expecting a balanced budget in FY 2025-26.
The adopted FY 202526 budget includes:
The approved FY 202526 property tax rate is 3.5% higher than last scal year: $0.8146 per $100 home valuation for FY 2025-26 $0.7870 per $100 home valuation for FY 2024-25 $32.48 million for capital projects, such as ood mitigation, park improvements and street panel replacement $36.58 million for operating costs, including $2.66 million for the police department, $2.28 million for the re department and merit-based salary raises for city sta $45.59 million in combined city revenues $23.48 million from fund balances
SOURCE: CITY OF JERSEY VILLAGECOMMUNITY IMPACT
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