Cleburne City Council is in the process of adopting its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which continues its conservative approach to revenues and expenditures and invests in infrastructure, services, and economic growth.
City Council held a budget workshop at its Aug. 10 meeting. The annual budget outlines the City’s expenditures and revenues for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, 2021.
“In 10 years of serving this community that is the best budget I’ve ever seen,” Mayor Scott Cain said. “We are able to reduce our tax rate and the tax bill for our residents and still provide a lot of bang for the buck.”
The budget includes a lower proposed tax rate. At $0.690498 per $100 of valuation, the proposed ad valorem tax rate represents a decrease of $0.0696 from our current tax rate or approximately 6.96-cents per $100 of valuation. The City is able to once again reduce its ad valorem tax rate due to new development, cost savings initiatives, a reduction in our debt payment, and an increase in existing property values.
The $99 million budget continues City Council’s goals including a focus on proactive infrastructure projects, maintaining safe and clean neighborhoods, economic development, building a strong workforce, and enhancing the level of care and maintenance for City facilities, grounds, and equipment.
