The Weatherford Ledger Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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The city's FY27 budget and tax rate

Tracker; updated as the record changes

Where it stands. Adopted. On Sept. 8, 2026 the council adopted the $120.8 million FY27 budget and, by Ordinance O2026-34, a tax rate of $0.392246 per $100, equal to last year's, each 5-0, per the approved Sept. 8 minutes posted Oct. 2; the same meeting approved an $8,280,000 design-build contract for Fire Station 5.

Next on the calendar: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, City council; the Sept. 22 minutes are not yet posted on Granicus (as of Oct. 4).

Milestones

Presentation of the city manager's FY27 proposed budget: 26 funds, 17 departments, 333 employees, a $120.8 million city-wide budget
Public hearing on the proposed budget; no comments; a $61.4 million general fund and a proposed rate of $0.392246
Budget and tax rate adopted: the FY27 budget ordinance and Ordinance O2026-34 ($0.392246 per $100) each pass 5-0; Fire Station 5 Phase II design-build contract approved, not to exceed $8,280,000

Every milestone links to the meeting report it comes from. The full thread of mentions is at /topics/city-budget-and-tax-rate/. A tracker states facts from the record; it does not predict.