Government
BY ANNA MANESS & CLAIRE SHOOP
County approves budget, sets FY 2024-25 tax rate Williamson County Commissioners Court approved a $635.13 million fiscal year 2024-25 bud- get and set the 2024 county tax rate at $0.399999 per $100 valuation during an Aug. 27 Commission- ers Court meeting. The breakdown The adopted county budget can be broken down into three funds: general, road and bridge, and debt service. This budget is about $75.02 million higher than the 2023-24 adopted budget of $560.11 million, according to county documents. The details The budget includes 42 new full-time positions and the conversion of three part-time positions to full-time. The new positions include a county administrator and roles in the tax assessor-collec- tor, elections, technology and facilities offices.
Leander library aims to keep up with growth The Leander Public Library is working to develop a strategic plan to guide its next three years of operations, Library Director Peggy Parrish said. The why Parrish said the plan will help the library maximize its current space and look at how the facility can better meet residents’ needs with what it already has. Additionally, she said the growth the city is experiencing is causing many departments to look at comprehensive changes to keep up. One option may include building new facilities; however, she said there’s not a concrete plan for a new library. The strategic plan will be completed by mid-October. It will go before City Council for approval and then be shared with the public.
County funds
General fund: $361.22M
Total $635.13M
Debt service fund: $200.75M Road and bridge fund: $73.15M
NOTE: NUMBERS MAY NOT EQUAL TOTAL DUE TO ROUNDING.
SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The general fund budget also includes an $18.03 million purchase of a 28-acre property with a 75,000 square-foot building. Under the new budget, all civilian employees will receive a 3% cost-of-living and 3% merit increase, while law enforcement and corrections personnel will receive a 3% cost-of-living increase and a step increase of 2%-2.5%. The impact The approved 2024 county tax rate of $0.399999 per $100 valuation will increase annual property taxes on the average homestead residence by $191.45, according to the release.
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