CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSESSION, August 21, 2026
Votes on Consensus direction on FY2027 budget with restorations
What happened
No land-use decisions were made at this Fort Worth City Council budget work session; the council gave informal consensus direction for staff to proceed with the FY2027 recommended budget plus service restorations and mid-year pay for performance (tax rate around 70.56 cents), wit…
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Worth, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Consensus direction on FY2027 budget with restorations
Council gave staff consensus direction to proceed with the FY2027 recommended budget plus department position restorations (budget response 21) and mid-year pay for performance for general employees, rather than the original proposed budget. The restorations add a tax rate impact of about .364...
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
No land-use decisions were made at this Fort Worth City Council budget work session; the council gave informal consensus direction for staff to proceed with the FY2027 recommended budget plus service restorations and mid-year pay for performance (tax rate around 70.56 cents), wit…
Key Decisions (2)
Consensus direction on FY2027 budget with restorations
Proposed Development Services fee increase
Market Signals (4)
Other
Development permit fees are set to rise about 5% on…
Housing Demand
The taxable value of a typical Fort Worth home has…
Infrastructure
The stormwater fee rises 5% to fund flood mitigation projects,…
Other
Customer service rep cuts in Development Services may lengthen phone…
Who Spoke (16)
On the record: 7 councilmembers, 4 staff members, and an attorney.
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