Council - Regular Meeting

Welcome to the first public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 operating and capital improvement budgets. The first item is to is the purpose of the first public hearing on the proposed 2026 operating budget. Article six in the Temple City Charter is titled finance section 6-16 sets forth the submission of operating budget to city council. Not later than 45 days prior to the start of the new fiscal year, the city administrator shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget. Essentially, a proposed new operating budget is almost always a continuation of the current operating budget, typically with a limited number of new or expan expanded programs and activities and occasionally with a few reduced or altered programs and activities. For the city of Temple, a significant part of its budget development process consists of reviews and discussions involving the local government's elected officials, the appropriate department director or directors, the city administrator's office, and the city's finance accountant and financial consultant. The outcome of this process is the draft operating budget for the general and water funds being presented at this November 17th public hearing. Then based on the public hearing and any subsequent discussions by the mayor and city council, a final proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget will be the subject of a second public hearing on Monday, December 1st at 6:30 p.m. That public hearing with whatever comments presented will be reviewed prior to a final recommendation and action by the city council.

Section 617 of the charter sets forth the action by city council on budget. As part of its deliberative process, the city council can amend the operating budget proposed by the city administrator. The budget that is adopted by the city council must include those expenditures. Additionally, the city council's action. It is expected though there is provided the means for a maximum of 6 months. However, this is for extenduating circumstances only as it is not a best method of practice. At this time, I will report on the proposed fisc year 26 operating budget. Then following this report, the presentation of the proposed 2026 fiscal year operating fund budget. Identification of revenues, sources, and the anticipated dollar amounts. The expected anticipated revenues for the 2026 general $524. In addition, the enterprise fund revenues is anticipated at 5,491,450. The expenditures looking at the general fund which I mentioned is a balanced budget is also $6,5524 and of those for the departments the debt service is 226,000 of that governing body $192,556 administration 1,4 41,724

Blue Line 10,000 code enforcement 87,299 Community Development 379,300 Library 182 Museum 69,485 public work 1,24,91 that is the general fund The operating budget for the water sewer fund expenditures the debt 765,000 60,700 public comments on the operating fund budget either for general we'll start with general fund I see none how about water the enterprise fund operating ing. I see none. Okay. Moving on to the purpose of the first public hearing on the proposed 2026 capital budget 6-20 is identified with the heading of capital budget and states that in on an annual basis at least 60 calendar days before the start of the city of Temple's new fiscal year which is the calendar year the city administrator is required to submit to the mayor and city council a proposed capital improvements plan. This plan is to include a recommended capital budget which identifies the means of financing the capital improvements being proposed for implementation in the ensuing fiscal year during the regular monthly series of city council meetings on October 27th. Um I'm sorry, the regular monthly series of committee meetings. Um, the proposed 2026 capital budget was

presented to the mayor and city council during the finance and administration committee segment. Since this initial presentation of the proposed 2026 capital budget, Temple's elected officials have reviewed and discussed the proposed capital projects. The fiscal year 2026 proposed capital projects as presented in this public hearing are the projects being considered for implementation during fiscal year 2026. While staff members have the responsibility of proposing various capital projects and the overall capital budget, the city council is the body which decides which projects are included in the adopted annual capital fund budget. Section 6-20 of article 6 in the temple charter calls for the city council in December to adopt by ordinance a the new annual capital budget. Therefore, following the second public hearing on December 1st at 6:30 p.m., it is expected that the fiscal year 2026 capital fund budget will be adopted during the city council's regular monthly meeting. In conclusion, it should be noted that the adoption of the new fisc year 2026 capital fund budget does not affect the previous fiscal year's budgeted capital projects which have not been completed. Those projects continue until they are completed or discontinued. At this time, I'll report on the proposed 2026 capital fund budget. Then there will be an opportunity for comments. The proposed 2026 fiscal year capital improvements budget is a proposed total of 2,479,500 with revenue funding sources from SPLAS 21

general fund and water fund and blue line proposed expenditures by departments administration for this year. Um there is a city hall server in the amount of $35,000 that is um projected and continuing with the software transition um with for $79,000 finishing up that project that was from this year. The total administration is 114,000. senior center a total of 70,000 with 35 approximately for uh replacement and new kitchen appliances including a rash um expenditures um continuing with this year's project of parking lot improvements as the uh RFP has gone out public works water my engineering process from the last three years um the tractor ctor with batwing attachment, water infrastructure projects, and road repairs for a total of $1,1,000. Public safety, utility car, metal detector, and replacement of outdated equipment for a total of $234,500. sewer continuation of the aqua filter disc cloth change and billing sewer force main upgrade and office remodel with additions of pump stations upgrades SPR diffuser replacement and barcreen installation for a total of 540,000 economic development most are continuation of projects trackless train uh beautifification the

community development office space for a total of 320,000. These departments total to a total of 2,479,500. Are there any public comments? I see none. I would like to announce that the second public hearings on the fiscal year 2026 proposed