2025-2026 Budget Engagement
2025-2026 Budget Engagement
The City of Austin is committed to an inclusive and transparent budget development process that utilizes resident and stakeholder feedback to ensure budget priorities are being met. Explore the site to learn more!
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Welcome to the FY 2025-2026 Budget Engagement!
The City is committed to an inclusive and transparent budget development process that utilizes resident and stakeholder feedback to ensure budget priorities are being met.
City Manager T.C. Broadnax will present the Fiscal Year 2025 - 26 Proposed Budget to the Mayor and City Council at 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2025. The meeting will be open to the public and aired on ATXN.
As outlined in the timeline below, the weeks following the presentation will provide opportunities for community input and City Council discussions. The City Council may initiate amendments to the Proposed Budget before final adoption.
Provide your feedback or reach out with any questions by emailing BudgetQA@austintexas.gov.
Read the FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget documents in full via the links below:
FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget Document
FY2025-26 Proposed Taxpayer Impact Statement
Budget Adoption Timeline:
July 11: FY 2025 - 26 Proposed Budget Available Online
July 15: FY 2025 - 26 Proposed Budget Presentation to Council
July 23: Council budget work session and community input session
July 29: Council budget work session
July 31: Council budget work session and public hearing on the budget
August 5: Council budget work session
August 7: Council budget work session
August 13 - 15: Budget and Tax Rate Adoption by City Council
For more information and updates on the process timeline, click here.
City Council Community Meetings:
City Council Members will be hosting district level community meetings about the proposed budget in July and August. See the schedule below to find a meeting near you.
City Council District 1 & District 4
🗓️ Saturday, August 2nd
🕔 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
📍 Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road
City Council District 2
🗓️ Wednesday, July 30th
🕔 Food and tabling, 5:30 p.m. | Presentation and Q&A, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍 Uphaus Early Childhood Center, 5200 Freidrich Ln
🎧 Interpretation services provided
RSVP Here
City Council District 3
🗓️ Monday, July 28
🕔 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍 Montopolis Recreation Center, 1200 Montopolis Drive | Virtual Option (Link Available with RSVP)
🎧 Interpretation services provided RSVP Here
City Council District 5
🗓️ Monday, August 4
🕔 6:00 p.m.
📍 Menchaca Public Library, 5500 Menchaca Road
City Council District 6
🗓️ Saturday, July 19
🕔 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
📍 Foundation Communities Lakeline Station, 13635 Rutledge Spur RSVP Here
City Council District 7
🗓️ Tuesday, July 22nd
🕔 Food and tabling, 6:00 p.m. | Presentation and Q&A, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍 ACC Northridge Campus, 111928 Stonehollow Drive, 4000 Building, Lecture Hall RSVP Here
City Council District 8
🗓️ Monday, July 21
🕔 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍Virtual
More information coming soon
City Council District 9
🗓️ Thursday, July 17th
🕔 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍 Austin Central Library - Special Events Center, 710 West Cesar Chavez St. RSVP Here
City Council District 10
🗓️ Wednesday, August 6
🕔 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
📍 Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive RSVP Here
Budget Engagement Survey:
The City of Austin’s Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence sought resident input on city services and budget priorities to be used in the budget development process. Responses were collected through early May 2025. Results from the survey will be compiled and presented to City leadership to inform budget decisions. The results will be made available to the public here in July 2025.
Boards & Commissions Budget Recommendations:
During the months of October 2024 and November 2024, a series community meetings were hosted by the City of Austin’s Quality of Life Commissions to share community interests and concerns regarding the 2024-2025 funding year. Various boards and commissions submitted budget recommendations for city leadership to consider during the budget process. Each recommendation received responses from the relevant departments. These are compiled into a final report which will be available here in July 2025.
Austin City Manager Community Budget Conversations:
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax hosted five Community Budget Conversations between February 2025 and April 2025 to share about the budget development process and gather input on budget priorities. Thank you to all who attended and shared your interests and concerns.