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FY2017 Budget
This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by $30,932,727 or 7.3 percent, and of that amount $13,632,484 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.
The amounts above are based on the city's adopted fiscal year 2016-2017 tax rate of $0.8350 per $100 of assessed valuation. The city's fiscal year 2015-2016 tax rate was $0.8550 per $100 of assessed valuation.
City Council Record Vote
The members of the governing body voted on the adoption of the budget, excluding the General Fund allocation for the Police Department as follows:
For: Mayor Betsy Price, Mayor Pro tem Sal Espino, Councilmembers Zim Zimmerman, Cary Moon, Gyna Bivens, Jungus Jordan, Dennis Shingleton, Kelly Allen Gray and Ann Zadeh
Against: None
Present but abstained from voting: None
Absent: None
The members of the governing body voted on the adoption of the budget General Fund allocation for the Police Department as follows:
For: Mayor Betsy Price, Mayor Pro tem Sal Espino, Councilmembers Zim Zimmerman, Cary Moon, Gyna Bivens, Jungus Jordan, Dennis Shingleton, and Ann Zadeh.
Against: None
Present but abstained from voting: Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray
Absent: None
Municipal Property Tax Rates
The municipal property tax rates for the preceding fiscal year, and each municipal property tax rate that has been adopted or calculated for the current fiscal year, include:
Tax Rate | Adopted FY2015-16 | Adopted FY2016-17 |
---|---|---|
Property Tax Rate | $0.855000 | $0.835000 |
Effective Tax Rate | 0.892253 | 0.814481 |
Effective Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate | 0.697666 | 0.688551 |
Rollback Tax Rate | 0.932579 | 0.887107 |
Debt Rate | 0.179100 | 0.173500 |
Municipal Debt Obligations
The total amount of outstanding municipal debt obligations (including principal and interest) secured by property taxes is $997,301,311.
This cover page and the information it contains are included with the adopted budget as required by Section 102.007 of the Texas Local Government Code. View a pdf of this cover page.
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Chapters
- Table of Contents
- Organizational Information
- Executive Message
- Financial Management Policy Statements
- Introductory Information
- Summary Information
- General Fund
- Debt Service
- Crime Control and Prevention District
- Culture and Tourism Fund
- Special Trust Fund
- Capital Expenditures
- Water & Sewer Fund
- Solid Waste Fund
- Municipal Airport Fund
- Municipal Parking Fund
- Stormwater Utility Fund
- Internal Service Fund
- Salary Schedule
- Glossary
- Government Financial Officers Association Awards
Hearing Notices
- Notice of 2016 Tax Year Proposed Property Tax Rate for the City of Fort Worth
- City of Fort Worth Notice of Public Hearings (FY2017 Budget Process)