{"id":352149,"date":"2026-06-27T00:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/352149\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T00:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:41:40","slug":"league-city-increases-operating-budget-by-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/352149\/","title":{"rendered":"League City increases operating budget by 1%"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeague City recently amended its budget for fiscal year 2025-26 by 1%, or $3.8 million.<\/p>\n

What residents should know<\/p>\n

League City City Council voted unanimously at its June 23 meeting<\/a> to pass an ordinance that would allow the city to amend the budget it passed in September in order to accommodate new expenses.<\/p>\n

With the change, the city\u2019s total annual budget has been adjusted <\/a>to $529 million to accommodate infrastructure projects and public safety upgrades, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

The operating budget grew by $1.9 million, while the capital budget saw an injection of $1.8 million, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

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What else?<\/p>\n

With the amendment, the city reduced the police department\u2019s operating budget by $400,000, while the fire department and emergency medical services received increases of $169,000 and $7,000, respectively, for their operating budgets, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

Breaking it down<\/p>\n

The bulk of the city\u2019s financial focus remains on its $333 million capital budget, which includes funding for major projects such as the expansion of the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility, Pat Hallisey Park<\/a> development and traffic signal equipment, among others.<\/p>\n

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